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The quiet American [sound recording (CD)] / by Graham Greene.

Greene, Graham, 1904-1991 (Author). Porter, Joseph. (Added Author).

Summary:

This novel is a study of New World hope and innocence set in an Old World of violence. The scene is Saigon in the violent years when the French were desperately trying to hold their footing in the Far East. The principal characters are a skeptical British journalist, his attractive Vietnamese mistress, and an eager young American sent out by Washington on a mysterious mission.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0786192917
  • Physical Description: 6 sound discs (ca. 7 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Ashland, OR : Blackstone Audiobooks, p1993, c1955.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Joseph Porter.
System Details Note:
"Tracks every 3 min. for easy bookmarking." --back cover
Subject: British > Vietnam > Fiction.
Americans > Vietnam > Fiction.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Americans > Indochina > Fiction.
War correspondents > Fiction.
Audiobooks.
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) > Fiction.
Indochina > Fiction.
Vietnam > Fiction.
Genre: Political fiction.
War stories.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Lansdowne Library PR 6013 R44 Q5 1993 (Text) 26040002737142 Main Collection Volume hold Available -


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