A Critical Study of the Prose Style of Graham Greene

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Descriptive Prose or Authorial Comment. 3. Dialogue. 4. Humour and Irony. 5. Imagery. 6. The Other Harmony of Prose. 7. Conclusion. Appendix.

Graham Greene was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world. He was one of the most widely read novelists of the 20th century, a superb storyteller. Adventure and suspense are constant elements in his novels and many of his books have been made into successful films. His long stylistic journey from The Man Within (1929) to The Tenth Man (1985) has its own class and the style of writings he has adopted in all of his books is superb. Greene was also associated with many famous figures of his times: T.S. Eliot, Herbert Read, Evelyn Waugh, Ian Fleming among others. He died peacefully in Vevey, Switzerland on April 3, 1991. (Jacket)