The Third Man and The Fallen Idol

'Graham Greene has wit and grace and character and story and a transcendent universal compassion that places him for all time in the top ranks of world literature' John le Carré The Third Man, Graham Greene's most iconic tale, takes place in post-war Vienna, a 'smashed dreary city' occupied by the four Allied powers.

Graham Greene

"A master storyteller, one of the first to write in cinematic style with razor-sharp images moving with kinetic force" Newsweek "Some of his characters the murderous yet repentant Pinkie in Brighton Rock and the mockingly elusive Harry Lime in The Third Man remain so vivid in the public consciousness that they are certain of immortality" Daily Mail "The Fallen Idol handles themes of guilt and deception, responsibility and disappointment, with precision, reflecting these adult ideas off an innocent child" Time Out "[The Third Man] Graham Greene's typically laconic and mordantly witty fable of crime, deceit and betrayal" -- Simon Callow Guardian "No serious writer of this century has more thoroughly invaded and shaped the public imagination than did Graham Greene" The Times