The quiet American
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London ; Penguin Books, 1974.
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188 pages ; 20 cm.
Lexile measure
800L
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Published
London ; Penguin Books, 1974.
Format
Book
Language
English
Lexile measure
800
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It's 1955 and British journalist Thomas Fowler has been in Vietnam for two years covering the insurgency against French colonial rule. But it's not just a political tangle that's kept him tethered to the country. There's also his lover, Phuong, a young Vietnamese woman who clings to Fowler for protection. Then comes Alden Pyle, an idealistic American working in service of the CIA. Devotedly, disastrously patriotic, he believes neither communism nor colonialism is what's best for Southeast Asia, but rather a "Third Force": American democracy by any means necessary. His ideas of conquest include Phuong, to whom he promises a sweet life in the states. But as Pyle's blind moral conviction wreaks havoc upon innocent lives, it's ultimately his romantic compulsions that will play a role in his own undoing.
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800,Lexile.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Greene, G. (1974). The quiet American . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. 1974. The Quiet American. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. The Quiet American Penguin Books, 1974.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Greene, Graham. The Quiet American Penguin Books, 1974.
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