The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
The novel follows the story of a British colonial police officer stationed in Sierra Leone during World War II. He is an honest and diligent man but finds himself in a moral crisis when he is torn between his duty and his love for another woman. He is caught in a spiral of deceit, corruption, and betrayal that leads to his tragic end. The narrative delves into themes of guilt, faith, betrayal, and moral paradoxes.
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- Published
- 1948
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-300
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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This book is on the following 10 lists:
- 29th on D. G. Myers’ 50 Greatest English Language Novels (D. G. Myers)
- 40th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 72nd on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 485th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life (The Daily Mail)
- Everything You Should Read without Being a Library Rat (Book by Luiz Carlos Lisboa)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize: Fiction (James Tait Black Memorial Prize)
- Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 (Anthony Burges (Book))
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)