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From the cover: Following on the enormous success and critical acclaim of Graham Greene's last novel, The Human Factor, comes Doctor Fischer of Geneva, a black entertainment which is also a profound study in human greed. At the center of this remarkable tour de force is the enigmatic Dr. Fischer, millionaire, student of human nature, practical joker and party-giver. His parties are famous -- or perhaps notorious -- for they are part of his experiement to see just how far even (or especially) the very, very rich will go to satisfy their greed, a Grand Guignol entertainment observed by Dr. Fischer's guests risk not only humiliation at his hands, but deaths.
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Doctor Fischer of Geneva - or The Bomb Party, Graham Greene
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- Released
- 1981
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Graham Greene
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1981
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 142
- ISBN10
- 038054718X
- ISBN13
- 9780380547180
- Series
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
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- From the cover: Following on the enormous success and critical acclaim of Graham Greene's last novel, The Human Factor, comes Doctor Fischer of Geneva, a black entertainment which is also a profound study in human greed. At the center of this remarkable tour de force is the enigmatic Dr. Fischer, millionaire, student of human nature, practical joker and party-giver. His parties are famous -- or perhaps notorious -- for they are part of his experiement to see just how far even (or especially) the very, very rich will go to satisfy their greed, a Grand Guignol entertainment observed by Dr. Fischer's guests risk not only humiliation at his hands, but deaths.