Not only one of Greene's greatest novels, but one of the best of the last century. Unfortunately, eventhough the script follows the main plot of the book and is solid as a movie, it fails to capture the deeper meanings. For a less serious side of Graham Greene, see my review of Our Man in Havana. The book, regained in sales after a movie based on it, was filmed in 1999. Title: The End of the Affair 1951 Author: Graham Greene Format: Audiobook, narrated by Michael Kitchen Genre: Classics, Fiction The End of the Affair features as number 31 on BBC’s list of The 100 greatest British novels. The book ends magnificently, leaving the impression that there are two endings, a few pages apart. The first person narration, by Bendrix, a writer, is so vivid that the reader often wonders if this is a true story disguised as a novel. It’s as if we were working together on the same statue, cutting it out of each other’s misery. The religious issue, that marked this book as one of his catholic novels, is in fact a brilliant way to explore, once more, the human condition and faith of all sorts. We are sometimes so happy, and never in our lives have we known more unhappiness. The particular book, utilizes the noir and adventurous style of previous books such as " A gun for sale", "Stamboul train" and "Brighton Rock" as well as the religious pathos of "The power and the glory", this time in order to enhance a love story. All of his books are dealing with the human situation, yet they never become boring. Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C, Bath
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