Graham Greene The Honorary Consul Paperback Book

A gripping tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinean town, considered to be one of Greenes finest novels. In a provincial Argentinian community, Charley Fortnum a British consul with dubious authority and a notorious fondness for drink is kidnapped by rebels in a case of mistaken identity. The young but worldweary Doctor Eduardo Plarr, is left to pick up the pieces and secure Fortnums release, wading through a sea of incompetence and unearthing corruption among authorities and revolutionaries in the process. First published in 1973, The Honorary Consul was one of Greenes own favourites of his works and is regarded amongst his finest novels, with Plarr perhaps the most moving and convincing figure in his fiction. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NICHOLAS SHAKESPEAREPerhaps the most enduring novel that even he has given us Daily Mail | Graham Greene The Honorary Consul Paperback Book