{"product_id":"the-ministry-of-fear-an-entertainment-paperback","title":"The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlan Furst\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A master thriller and a remarkable portrait of a twisted character.\" --\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity fête was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the Blitz and the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, outside the war, until he happened to win a cake at the fête. From that moment, he is ruthlessly hunted by Nazi agents and finds himself the prey of malign and shadowy forces. \u003cb\u003eThis Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Alan Furst.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Greene \u003c\/b\u003e(1904-1991), whose long life nearly spanned the length of the twentieth century, was one of its greatest novelists. Educated at Berkhamsted School and Balliol College, Oxford, he started his career as a sub-editor of the \u003ci\u003eLondon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes. \u003c\/i\u003eHe began to attract notice as a novelist with his fourth book, \u003ci\u003eOrient Express, \u003c\/i\u003ein 1932. In 1935, he trekked across northern Liberia, his first experience in Africa, told in \u003ci\u003eA Journey Without Maps\u003c\/i\u003e (1936). He converted to Catholicism in 1926, an edifying decision, and reported on religious persecution in Mexico in 1938 in \u003ci\u003eThe Lawless Roads, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich served as a background for his famous \u003ci\u003eThe Power and the Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, one of several \"Catholic\" novels (\u003ci\u003eBrighton\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRock, The Heart of the Matter, The End of the Affair). \u003c\/i\u003eDuring the war he worked for the British secret service in Sierra Leone; afterward, he began wide-ranging travels as a journalist, which were reflected in novels such as \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, The Comedians, Travels with My Aunt, The Honorary Consul, The Human Factor, Monsignor Quixote, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Captain and the Enemy. \u003c\/i\u003eAs well as his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, two books of autobiography, \u003ci\u003eA Sort of Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWays of Escape\u003c\/i\u003e, two biographies, and four books for children. He also contributed hundreds of essays and film and book reviews to \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e and other journals, many of which appear in the late collection \u003ci\u003eReflections. \u003c\/i\u003eMost of his novels have been filmed, including \u003ci\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/i\u003e, which the author first wrote as a film treatment. Graham Greene was named Companion of Honour and received the Order of Merit among numerous other awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlan Furst \u003c\/b\u003eis a bestselling author of historical spy novels, including \u003ci\u003eNight Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eDark Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.74 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44291092643942,"sku":"9780143039112","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/T3lSellPc0J5VHpyNEsydk5xdUpxdz09.webp?v=1766858135","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-ministry-of-fear-an-entertainment-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}