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'The ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety' William Golding, Independent People are wary of Scobie, disturbed by his scrupulous honesty. A police officer serving in a war-torn West African state, he is immune to bribery. But when he falls in love, Scobie is forced into a betrayal of everything that he has ever believed in, with shattering results. Greene's anguished story of personal and spiritual confusion was made into a film, with Trevor Howard in perhaps his finest performance, playing the tormented Scobie. 'A superb storyteller with a gift for provoking controversy' The New York Times
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Graham Greene
- Publisher
- Penguin books
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Mystery Novels, Religious Topics, Love, Classics, Christian Themes, British Literature, English Literature, Africa, Adapted for Film, Marriage, Infidelity, Colonialism, Colonies
- First published
- 1956
- Original title
- The Heart of the Matter
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- 'The ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety' William Golding, Independent People are wary of Scobie, disturbed by his scrupulous honesty. A police officer serving in a war-torn West African state, he is immune to bribery. But when he falls in love, Scobie is forced into a betrayal of everything that he has ever believed in, with shattering results. Greene's anguished story of personal and spiritual confusion was made into a film, with Trevor Howard in perhaps his finest performance, playing the tormented Scobie. 'A superb storyteller with a gift for provoking controversy' The New York Times