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The tenth man
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- Book Synopsis
- WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR In a prison in Occupied France during the Second World War, the order is given that every tenth inmate is to be executed. Louis Chavel, a rich lawyer, draws the short straw and barters everything he owns to exchange places with another man and survive. Destitute but free, Chavel later returns to the house that he sold for his life, where he must face the consequences of his cowardice and seek redemption.
- About The Author
- 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.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780099284147
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics, (01 June 2000)
- Number of Pages
- 157
- Weight
- 128 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 130 x 12 mm
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