格雷厄姆•格林(Graham Greene,1904—1991)
21次諾貝爾文學奬提名的傳奇大師。67年寫作生涯,創作超過25部小說,被評為20世紀大師級作傢。1950年,初次獲得諾貝爾奬提名。1976年,獲美國推理作傢協會大師奬。1981年,獲耶路撒冷文學奬。1986年,由英女王伊麗莎白二世授予功績勛章。
格林一生遊曆於墨西哥、西非、南非、越南、古巴、中東等戰亂之地,曾任職於英國軍情六處,從事間諜工作,並以此為背景創作小說,關注人靈魂深處的掙紮與救贖、內心的道德和精神鬥爭,被譽為20世紀人類意識和焦慮的卓越記錄者。
至今,每年格林生日期間,在格林齣生地——英國赫特福德郡,都會舉辦為期四天的格雷厄姆•格林國際藝術節,世界各地的格林粉絲齊聚這裏參加紀念格林的活動。
While the French Army in Indo-China is grappling with the Vietminh, back in Saigon a young and high-minded American named Pyle begins to channel economic aid to a "Third Force." Caught between French colonialists and the Vietminh, Fowler, the narrator and seasoned foreign correspondent, observes: "I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused." As young Pyle's policies blunder on into bloodshed, the older man finds it impossible to stand aside as an observer. But Fowler's motives for intervening are suspect, both to the police and to himself: for Pyle has robbed him of his Vietnamese mistress. "No serious writer of this century has more thoroughly invaded and shaped the public imagination than Graham Greene." ("Time")
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