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.
The 533rd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1948
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 200-300
- Words
- 104,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following 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)
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize: Fiction (James Tait Black Memorial Prize)
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life (The Daily Mail)