The Quiet American

Released: April 3, 2009
Length: 6 hrs 41 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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In Graham Greene's 1955 novel, The Quiet American, idealistic American Alden Pyle arrives in Vietnam to advocate for democracy amid the turmoil of the French war with the Vietminh. Observing the unfolding events is Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, whose complex relationship with a beautiful native girl ignites jealousy and cultural tensions between the two men. The narrative explores profound themes of moral ambiguity in foreign involvement, echoing concerns that remain pressing in contemporary discussions.

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