A Study in Greene: Graham Greene and the Art of the Novel (Hardcover)

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Bergonzi... is to be congratulated for two reasons in particular: first, in refocusing the public eye on Greene's work as apposed to his private private life (he makes it clear, in acidic little asides, that he is no fan of Greene's biographers) and, second, in having the courage to re-imagine this body of work in a way rather different to the currently accepted view. Catholic Herald ... gives the reader not only some new highlights into Greene's fiction, but encourages one to go back and read some of it again. Camden New Journal In his introduction, Bernard Bergonzi comments that 'readers should be warned that this is a work of old-fashioned criticism'. Far from being a literary Health Warning, this may serve as a positive recommendation to many... like all good criticism, it will send you scurrying back to the novels. Newsletter of the Graham Greene Birthplace Trust The book is measured, civilized, sympathetic to its subject - as Bergonzi's criticism usually is. It is not adulatory; some rather harsh statements are made; but Bergonzi bases his opinion on reasonable premises and makes no intemperate judgements. US Weekly Standard Any reader who wants a lucid, concise, elegantly written survey of the novels could not do better than turn to A Study in Greene. David Lodge, The Tablet An impressive and provocative book Literary Review Crisply written and happily free of jargon,A Study in Green offers a long-needed antidote to Norman Sherry and other 'Dirty Linen' biographers who have sought to expose a darker shade of Greene and, in consequence, lost sight of the books. Not everyone will agree with Professor Bergonzi's argument, but his book is well worth reading. Ian Thompson, Spectator

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"Any reader who wants a lucid, concise, elegantly written survey of the novels could not do better than turn to A Study in Greene."--David Lodge, The Tablet
"An impressive and provocative book."--Literary Review
"Crisply written and happily free of jargon, A Study in Green offers a long-needed antidote to Norman Sherry ad other "Dirty Linen" biographers who have sought to expose a darker shade of Greene and, in consequence, lost sight of the books. Not everyone will agree with Professor Bergonzi's argument, but his book is well worth reading.--Ian Thompson, Spectator
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199291020
• ISBN-13: 978-0199291021
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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