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The Honorary Consul

The Honorary Consul

Graham Greene

The gripping tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinian town is considered one of Greene's finest. It tells of Charley Fortnum, the "Honorary Consul," a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority taken by a group of revolutionaries. As Eduardo Plarr, a local doctor, negotiates with authorities and the revolutionaries for Fortnum's release, the corruption of ...

Publisher:
Vintage
Year of publication:
2004
ISBN:
978-0-09-947838-6
Pages:
265
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The gripping tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinian town is considered one of Greene's finest. It tells of Charley Fortnum, the "Honorary Consul," a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority taken by a group of revolutionaries. As Eduardo Plarr, a local doctor, negotiates with authorities and the revolutionaries for Fortnum's release, the corruption of both becomes evident. This spare, tense novel explores the morality of a political system that turns priests into killers.

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