{"product_id":"the-man-within-paperback","title":"The Man Within - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Yardley\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Greene had wit and grace and character and story and a transcendent universal compassion that places him for all time in the ranks of world literature...\" --\u003cb\u003eJohn le Carré\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGraham Greene's first published novel tells the story of Andrews, a young man who has betrayed his fellow smugglers and fears their vengeance. Fleeing from them, with no hope of pity or salvation, he takes refuge in the house of a young woman, also alone in the world. Elizabeth persuades him to give evidence against his accomplices in court, but neither she nor Andrews is aware that to both criminals and authority, treachery is as great a crime as smuggling. The first step in a brilliant career, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Within\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eoffers a foretaste of Green's recurring themes of religion, the individual's struggles against cynicism, and the indifferent forces of a hostile world. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Jonathan Yardley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Greene \u003c\/b\u003e(1904-1991), whose long life nearly spanned the length of the twentieth century, was one of its greatest novelists. Educated at Berkhamsted School and Balliol College, Oxford, he started his career as a sub-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Times of London. \u003c\/i\u003eHe began to attract notice as a novelist with his fourth book, \u003ci\u003eOrient Express, \u003c\/i\u003ein 1932. In 1935, he trekked across northern Liberia, his first experience in Africa, recounted in \u003ci\u003eA Journey Without Maps \u003c\/i\u003e(1936). He converted to Catholicism in 1926, an edifying decision, and reported on religious persecution in Mexico in 1938 in \u003ci\u003eThe Lawless Roads, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich served as a background for his famous \u003ci\u003eThe Power and the Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, one of several \"Catholic\" novels (\u003ci\u003eBrighton Rock, The Heart of the Matter, The End of the Affair). \u003c\/i\u003eDuring the war he worked for the British secret service in Sierra Leone; afterward, he began wide-ranging travels as a journalist, which were reflected in novels such as \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, The Comedians, Travels with My Aunt, The Honorary Consul, The Human Factor, Monsignor Quixote, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Captain and the Enemy. \u003c\/i\u003eIn addition to his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, two books of autobiography--\u003ci\u003eA Sort of Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWays of Escape\u003c\/i\u003e--two biographies, and four books for children. He also contributed hundreds of essays and film and book reviews to \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator \u003c\/i\u003eand other journals, many of which appear in the late collection \u003ci\u003eReflections. \u003c\/i\u003eMost of his novels have been filmed, including \u003ci\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/i\u003e, which the author first wrote as a film treatment. Graham Greene was named Companion of Honour and received the Order of Merit among numerous other awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Jonathan Yardley \u003c\/b\u003eis the book critic of and a columnist for the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. His books include biographies of Ring Lardner and Frederick Exley. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism in 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.72 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41938576146567,"sku":"9780143039211","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4963835821df631d53cdf79e85dd20eb.webp?v=1734075635","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-man-within-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}