Dr Fischer of Geneva
Or the Bomb Party
$23.77
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
22 October 1999
Summary
A satirical black comedy from the legendary Graham Greene.
‘Manages to say more about love, hate, happiness, grief, immortality, greed and the disgustingly rich than most contemporary English novels three times the length’ - The Times
Doctor Fischer despises the human race. A millionaire with a taste for sadism, he spends his time and money planning notorious parties, entertainments designed to expose the shallowness and greed of his craven hangers-on. Black comedy and painful…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099288497 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099288494 |
| Author: | Graham Greene |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 22 October 1999 |
| Weight: | 114g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Vintage classics |
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Critics Review
Demonstrates once again Greene’s talent as a riveting storyteller * Newsweek *
A brilliantly accomplished handling of the Russian roulette theme * Guardian *
Manages to say more about love, hate, happiness, grief, immortality, greed and the disgustingly rich than most contemporary English novels three times the length * The Times *
About The Author
Graham Greene
Graham Greene was born in 1904. He worked as a journalist and critic, and in 1940 became literary editor of the Spectator. He was later employed by the Foreign Office. As well as his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, three books of autobiography, two of biography and four books for children. He also wrote hundreds of essays, and film and book reviews. Graham Greene was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour. He died in April 1991.
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