{"title":"Graham Greene","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraham Greene\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling blend of suspense, moral complexity, and vivid storytelling. His works often traverse the tension between good and evil, exploring themes of faith, politics, and human frailty within gripping narratives that range from sharp thrillers to reflective memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a rich variety of novels and essays that move effortlessly between the realms of \u003cem\u003ecrime and thriller\u003c\/em\u003e and profound insights into \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e, complemented by autobiographical reflections. Greene's stories like \u003cem\u003eBrighton Rock\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOur Man in Havana\u003c\/em\u003e are celebrated for their atmospheric settings and unforgettable characters.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-honorary-consul","title":"The Honorary Consul","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Honorary Consul\u003c\/em\u003e by Graham Greene is a gripping, tragicomic tale set in a provincial Argentinian town, surrounded by the haunting echoes of political unrest and personal despair. This novel delves into the complexities of human emotion and the skewed morality embedded within political systems.\n\nThe story revolves around Charley Fortnum, a minor British diplomat with the title of 'Honorary Consul,' whose days are steeped in whisky and dubious authority. Fortnum becomes the unintended pawn in a botched kidnapping orchestrated by a group of revolutionaries who mistake him for a more significant figure. In their quest for political change, they capture Fortnum, believing his importance could leverage their demands.\n\nAmidst the ensuing chaos, Eduardo Plarr, a local doctor with his own tangled history, emerges as a reluctant negotiator. Plarr's dual navigation between the revolutionaries and the authorities reveals the intricate layers of corruption and moral decay infiltrating both sides. Greene masterfully paints Plarr's inner turmoil and his disillusionment with the very systems that govern their lives.\n\nGreene's narrative is both spare and intense, capturing the reader's attention with its taut prose and profound insights. As the plot unfolds, Greene explores the transformation of individuals within oppressive political climates, where even priests are driven to commit acts of violence. The author's characteristic wit and keen observations breathe life into the characters, making their struggles and moral choices deeply resonant.\n\n\u003cem\u003eThe Honorary Consul\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of Graham Greene's finest works, reflecting his unwavering commitment to examining the human condition. Through Fortnum's capture and Plarr's negotiations, Greene invites readers to ponder the intricate dance between personal ethics and political ideologies. This novel is a testament to Greene's ability to weave a narrative that is both compelling and thought-provoking, offering a piercing look at the ambiguities of morality in a world overshadowed by political turbulence.\n\nFor those seeking a novel that marries suspense with substantial thematic depth, \u003cem\u003eThe Honorary Consul\u003c\/em\u003e is an exceptional choice. Greene's incisive storytelling and richly drawn characters ensure that this narrative lingers long after the final page is turned.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45747527614700,"sku":"9780099478386","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099478386.jpg?v=1726703487"},{"product_id":"brighton-rock-by-graham-greene-9780099478478","title":"Brighton Rock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous, life-embracing Ida Arnold, who is determined to avenge a death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBrighton Rock\u003c\/em\u003e, Graham Greene crafts a gripping tale of crime and consequence, exploring the depths of human nature and moral struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46204270051564,"sku":"9780099478478","price":21.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099478478.jpg?v=1740098227"},{"product_id":"the-quiet-american-by-graham-greene-9780099478393","title":"The Quiet American","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInto the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics, or for love...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Quiet American\u003c\/em\u003e by Graham Greene explores the complexity of idealism and the consequences it can have on the world stage, as well as the personal dilemmas faced by those caught in its wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46235632402668,"sku":"9780099478393","price":23.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099478393.jpg?v=1741131895"},{"product_id":"our-man-in-havana-by-graham-greene-9780099286080","title":"Our Man In Havana","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright, photographic, evocative new covers for Greene's backlist, to celebrate one of the keystone writers of the Vintage Classics list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover Graham Greene's blackly comic and timely espionage thriller, set amid the vice and squalor of pre-revolutionary Havana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBritish Intelligence being sent up something rotten\u003c\/em\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWormold is a vacuum cleaner salesman in a city of power cuts. His adolescent daughter spends his money with a skill that amazes him, so when a mysterious Englishman offers him an extra income he's tempted. In return, all he has to do is carry out a little espionage and file a few reports. But when his fake reports start coming true, things suddenly get more complicated and Havana becomes a threatening place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Christopher Hitchens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46267608432876,"sku":"9780099286080","price":21.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099286080.jpg?v=1742162603"},{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-affair-by-graham-greene-9780099478447","title":"The End of the Affair","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of the most true and moving novels of my time, in anybody's language'\u003c\/em\u003e — William Faulkner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Monica Ali\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe love affair between Maurice Bendrix and Sarah, flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. After a chance meeting rekindles his love and jealousy two years later, Bendrix hires a private detective to follow Sarah, and slowly his love for her turns into an obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46267611414764,"sku":"9780099478447","price":21.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099478447.jpg?v=1742162567"},{"product_id":"the-heart-of-the-matter-by-graham-greene-9780099478423","title":"The Heart of the Matter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The truth, he thought, has never been of any real value to any human being. In human relations, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.\" – Graham Greene, \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of the Matter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by James Wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so, he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46298756972780,"sku":"9780099478423","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10873063482223.jpg?v=1743040465"},{"product_id":"travels-with-my-aunt-by-graham-greene-9780099282587","title":"Travels With My Aunt","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA witty, inventive read for anyone with a passion for travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time in over fifty years at his mother's funeral. Soon after, she persuades Henry to abandon Southwood, his dahlias, and the Major next door to travel her way, through Brighton, Paris, Istanbul, Paraguay...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanying his aunt, Henry joins a shiftless, twilight society—mixing with hippies, war criminals, CIA men; smoking pot, breaking all the currency regulations, and eventually coming alive after a dull suburban lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTravels With My Aunt\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to embark on an unexpected journey filled with adventure and rediscovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302789599468,"sku":"9780099282587","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8914703482223.jpg?v=1743109508"},{"product_id":"a-burnt-out-case-by-graham-greene-9780099478430","title":"A Burnt-out Case","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Burnt-out Case\u003c\/em\u003e follows Querry, a world-famous architect, who becomes a victim of a terrible attack of indifference; he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life. Arriving anonymously at a Congo leper village, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a \"burnt-out case,\" a leper who has gone through a stage of mutilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, as Querry loses himself in work for the lepers, his disease of mind slowly approaches a cure. Then the white community finds out who Querry is...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46457240322284,"sku":"9780099478430","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10873133482223.jpg?v=1747738212"},{"product_id":"a-gun-for-sale-by-graham-greene-9780099286141","title":"A Gun for Sale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaven is an ugly man dedicated to ugly deeds. His cold-blooded killing of the Minister of War is an act of violence with chilling repercussions, not just for Raven himself but for the nation as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe money he receives in payment for the murder is made up of stolen notes. When the first of these is traced, Raven is a man on the run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs he tracks down the agent who has been double-crossing him and attempts to elude the police, he becomes both hunter and hunted: an unwitting weapon of a strange kind of social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Gun for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping tale of crime, betrayal, and wily justice, showcasing the complexities of morality and the intricate dance between predator and prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46457348587756,"sku":"9780099286141","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8950243482223.jpg?v=1747739498"},{"product_id":"a-sense-of-reality-by-graham-greene-9780099282563","title":"A Sense Of Reality","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of four stories comprising \u003cem\u003eUnder The Garden\u003c\/em\u003e (a short novel); \u003cem\u003eA Visit to the Morin\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDream of a Strange Land\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eA Discovery in the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these four stories, Graham Greene, one of the masters of modern English fiction, has allowed himself the liberty of fantasy, myth, legend, and dream. The results are, quite simply, superb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46457553256684,"sku":"9780099282563","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8914463482223.jpg?v=1747742696"},{"product_id":"a-sort-of-life-by-graham-greene-9780099282570","title":"A Sort of Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first volume of Graham Greene's notoriously misleading, mischievous, but nonetheless fascinating autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGraham Greene's 'long journey through time' began in 1904, when he was born into a tribe of Greenes based in Berkhamstead at the public school where his father was headmaster. In \u003cem\u003eA Sort of Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Greene recalls schooldays and Oxford, adolescent encounters with psychoanalysis and Russian roulette, his marriage and conversion to Catholicism, and how he rashly resigned from \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e when his first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Man Within\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 1929.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Sort of Life\u003c\/em\u003e reveals, brilliantly and compellingly, a life lived and an art obsessed by 'the dangerous edge of things'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46457567379692,"sku":"9780099282570","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8914533482223.jpg?v=1747743011"},{"product_id":"the-power-and-the-glory-by-graham-greene-9780099286097","title":"The Power and the Glory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraham Greene's masterpiece\u003c\/em\u003e — John Updike\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46496220938476,"sku":"9780099286097","price":21.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8949803482223.jpg?v=1748494336"},{"product_id":"travels-with-my-aunt-by-graham-greene-9781784875336","title":"Travels With My Aunt","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVintage Voyages\u003c\/i\u003e - A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTravels With My Aunt\u003c\/i\u003e by Graham Greene takes us on a wild, unconventional, and enlightening voyage with an ordinary, retired bank manager and his eccentric, daring aunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time in over fifty years at what he supposes to be his mother's funeral. Soon after, she persuades Henry to abandon Southwood and travel to places like Brighton, Paris, Istanbul, and Paraguay. Along the way, they encounter a shiftless, twilight society of hippies, war criminals, and CIA men that help Henry come alive after a dull suburban life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVintage Voyages\u003c\/i\u003e - A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46496516047084,"sku":"9781784875336","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781784875336.jpg?v=1748510550"},{"product_id":"duel-duet-by-graham-greene-9781529946512","title":"Duel Duet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraham Greene's best short stories, selected and introduced by the novelist and super fan, Yiyun Li.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGraham Greene, known for his iconic novels, also wrote exceptional short stories. Here, some of the best have been arranged into pairs - to be read as a duel or duet - by novelist and Greene aficionado, Yiyun Li.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-two of Greene's very best stories are collected here, each of them bearing the hallmark themes that characterise his great novels: innocence and vengeance, love and hate, pity and violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWriter and Greene aficionado, Yiyun Li, has arranged the stories into pairs, to be read together in contrast or in harmony - as a duel or a duet. In doing so, Li draws out the extraordinary power in Greene's work, creating an ingenious new perspective on a writer we thought we knew. Unexpected, surprising and wide-ranging, this is the short fiction of one of the twentieth century's greatest and most adored storytellers, revealing his brilliance as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of the most important British writers of the twentieth century' - Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected and introduced by Yiyun Li\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46545938907372,"sku":"9781529946512","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529946512.jpg?v=1749821879"},{"product_id":"may-we-borrow-your-husband-by-graham-greene-9780099283843","title":"May We Borrow Your Husband?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor William Harris is spending the fag-end of the season at Antibes finishing his first attempt at historical biography, but he becomes more and more interested and involved in the antics of two homosexual interior decorators intent on stealing Poopy Travis's honeymoon husband. Which leaves him free to fall in love with Poopy himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA widow and a divorcee tipsily discuss the inadequacy of men, deciding that women have much more to offer each other by way of variety in sexual love. A wife holidays alone in Jamaica's cheap season idly hoping for excitement but finding the only man she can have an affair with is far too old and frightened of the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAffairs, obsessions, grand passions and tiny ardours—this collection contains some of Greene's saddest observations on the hilarity of sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay We Borrow Your Husband?\u003c\/em\u003e showcases a spectrum of human emotions through a series of intricately woven narratives, highlighting the absurdity and earnestness of romantic entanglements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403701043436,"sku":"9780099283843","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099283843.jpg?v=1773865216"},{"product_id":"the-collected-plays-by-graham-greene-9780099286257","title":"The Collected Plays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Living Room\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Potting Shed\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Complaisant Lover\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eCarving a Statue\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Return of A. J. Raffles\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Great Jowett\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eYes and No\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eFor Whom the Bell Chimes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these eight plays, Graham Greene, one of the great writers of the twentieth century, demonstrates his considerable skills as a dramatist. Each of them explores themes that were of fundamental importance to Greene, and together they exhibit a daring wit and an exhilarating sense of experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403711332588,"sku":"9780099286257","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/A1t3hLtSrML._SL1500.jpg?v=1773864281"},{"product_id":"reflections-by-graham-greene-9780099582878","title":"Reflections","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA varied and stimulating collection of essays from one of the twentieth century's greatest writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpdated and edited with a new introduction by Judith Adamson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether reporting from the London cinema, Cotswolds villages, second-hand bookshops, war zones or political trouble spots, Graham Greene's novelistic gifts for detail, drama and compassionate curiosity provide unique and resonant insights into his life and times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo know war on any continent, read 'A Memory of Indo-China'; to glimpse high political chicanery, read 'The Great Spectacular'; to feel the flush and aftermath of revolutionary change, take up his pieces about Cuba. \u003cem\u003eReflections\u003c\/em\u003e provides an extraordinary mirror on the twentieth century from one of its greatest observers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403716509932,"sku":"9780099582878","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/818bXyDGUAL._SL1500.jpg?v=1773864378"},{"product_id":"its-a-battlefield-by-graham-greene-9780099282228","title":"It's A Battlefield","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e remarked, \"No serious writer of this century has more thoroughly invaded and shaped the public imagination than did Graham Greene.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eIt's A Battlefield\u003c\/em\u003e, Drover, a Communist bus driver, finds himself in prison, sentenced to death for killing a policeman during a riot at Hyde Park Corner. This gripping narrative explores the ensuing battle for a reprieve, involving a host of compelling characters:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Assistant Commissioner, a high-principled and overworked figure, becomes entangled in Drover's plight. Conrad, a paranoid clerk, and Mr Surrogate, a wealthy Fabian, are drawn into the turmoil. In contrast, Condor, a pathetic journalist, feeds on fantasies, while pretty and promiscuous Kay navigates her own involvement. Each of these participants plays a vital role in determining Drover's fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403730600172,"sku":"9780099282228","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81GMNJPhJbL._SL1500.jpg?v=1773864728"},{"product_id":"loser-takes-all-by-graham-greene-9780099286226","title":"Loser Takes All","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘In a class by himself—the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety’ William Golding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBertram was not a believer in luck or superstitions. An unambitious assistant accountant, his plans for his second marriage are typically quiet—St Luke's, Maida Hill, then two weeks in Bournemouth. But then he comes to the attention of Dreuther, the director of Bertram's company, who changes Bertram's plans for him—wedding and honeymoon in Monte Carlo, on board his private yacht.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInevitably Bertram visits the casino and inevitably he loses. But then his system starts working, and his trouble really begins—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoser Takes All\u003c\/em\u003e by Graham Greene intricately unfolds this tale of unexpected transformations and unforeseen challenges in Bertram's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403773690092,"sku":"9780099286226","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81jwmXiQN9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1773865817"},{"product_id":"collected-essays-by-graham-greene-9780099282679","title":"Collected Essays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe was, he is, the best of critics\u003c\/em\u003e — Dilys Powell, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollected Essays\u003c\/em\u003e contains nearly eighty essays, reviews, and occasional pieces composed between novels, plays, and travel books over four prolific decades. From Henry James and Somerset Maugham to Ho Chi Minh and Kim Philby, the range of subjects is eclectic and stimulating; the subjects are brought vividly to life. The resulting collection is as revealing as autobiography and characteristically rich in humour, insight, and doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403801247980,"sku":"9780099282679","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81xDtTu8-8L._SL1500.jpg?v=1773866480"},{"product_id":"the-quiet-american-by-graham-greene-9780140243505","title":"The Quiet American","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of Graham Greene's prophetic novel about American involvement in the Vietnam War includes the complete text of the work, along with essays by Greene, extensive historical writings, and relevant literary criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648082198764,"sku":"9780140243505","price":78.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780140243505-the-quiet-american.jpg?v=1779249684"},{"product_id":"the-third-man-by-graham-greene-9781529982725","title":"The Third Man","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArrange a \u003cem\u003ebrief encounter\u003c\/em\u003e with one of the original, and best, thriller writers, Graham Greene, and his iconic tale of espionage and betrayal - \u003cem\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGraham Greene's iconic thriller is a shocking tale of espionage and deceit, told from amongst the smouldering ruins of war-torn Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRollo Martins, a second-rate novelist, arrives penniless in post-war Vienna to visit his friend and hero, Harry Lime. But Harry has died in suspicious circumstances, and the police are closing in on his associates...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrief Encounters\u003c\/em\u003e: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976839217388,"sku":"9781529982725","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529982725-the-third-man.jpg?v=1784700955"},{"product_id":"getting-to-know-the-general-by-graham-greene-9780099529033","title":"Getting To Know The General","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 1981 my bag was packed for my fifth visit to Panama when the news came to me over the telephone of the death of General Omar Torrijos Herrera, my friend and host. At that moment the idea came to me to write a short personal memoir of a man I had grown to love over those five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGetting To Know The General\u003c\/em\u003e is Graham Greene's account of a five-year personal involvement with Omar Torrijos, ruler of Panama from 1968-81, and Sergeant Chuchu, one of the few men in the National Guard whom the General trusted completely. It is a fascinating tribute to an inspirational politician in the vital period of his country's history, and to an unusual and enduring friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48228603298028,"sku":"9780099529033","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099529033-getting-to-know-the-general-1.jpg?v=1787606609"},{"product_id":"the-power-and-the-glory-by-graham-greene-9780099540960","title":"The Power and the Glory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Power and the Glory\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece by one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, now with a new reading guide included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of five new Vintage Future Classic Reading Guide Editions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. However, compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48228604707052,"sku":"9780099540960","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099540960-the-power-and-the-glory-1.jpg?v=1787606635"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/graham-greene.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}