The Quiet American
British novelist, 1904–1991.
The Quiet American is a 1955 novel by Graham Greene.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Graham Greene
- First published
- 1955
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Empire and colonialism, Political, Love story
Is The Quiet American worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts) and The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts, 2019) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Quiet American
The edition we link to is the Penguin paperback (1962).
- Publisher
- Penguin (paperback, 1962)
- ISBN
- 9780099478393
How critics and readers rate The Quiet American
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 15% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Quiet American
If you liked The Quiet American, try Brighton Rock, The Heart of the Matter or The End of the Affair.
