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    The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of The End of the Affair with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of The End of the Affair by Graham Greene, a tale of doomed love and the vagaries of faith. It follows Maurice Bendrix as he is reunited with his former lover Sarah, who had ended their affair suddenly during the days of the Blitz a year and a half previously. However, Bendrix’s feelings are reawakened by their renewed acquaintance, and he sets out to rekindle the affair, despite the hurdles of propriety and morality that stand in their way. The End of the Affair is considered one of Graham Greene’s seminal ‘Catholic novels’, and is a classic example of Blitz fiction.

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    • Questions for further reflection

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateApr 3, 2019
    ISBN9782808016230
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      The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      ENGLISH WRITER

      Born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire (United Kingdom) in 1904.

      Died in Vevey (Switzerland) in 1991.

      Notable works:

      Brighton Rock (1938), novel

      The Power and the Glory (1940), novel

      Our Man in Havana (1958), novel

      Graham Greene was one of the most revered English novelists of the 20th century. He was known for his expert blending of plot and weighty ideas, writing novels that were both exciting to read and thoroughly literary. Fascinated by political intrigue and the international order, Greene travelled widely, and set his novels all over the world, from Mexico and Cuba, to South Vietnam and Sierra Leone. Greene was a convert to Catholicism, and this religious sensibility infuses many of his texts, particularly The Power and the Glory and Brighton Rock. Greene was also a lifelong devotee of the movies, and spent years writing film reviews for The Spectator. He also wrote film treatments and screenplays, including one for Carol Reed’s acclaimed film, The Third Man (1949) featuring Orson Welles (American actor and director, 1915-1985).

      GREENE’S TRAGIC AND MYSTICAL TALE OF LOVE IN WAR-TIME LONDON

      Genre: drama

      Reference edition: Greene, G. (1951) The End

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