num_pages: 272
description: 'The ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety' William Golding, IndependentPeople are wary of Scobie, disturbed by his scrupulous honesty. A police officer serving in a war-torn West African state, he is immune to bribery. But when he falls in love, Scobie is forced into a betrayal of everything that he has ever believed in, with shattering results.Greene's anguished story of personal and spiritual confusion was made into a film, with Trevor Howard in perhaps his finest performance, playing the tormented Scobie.'A superb storyteller with a gift for provoking controversy' The New York Times
language: English
title: The Heart of the Matter
titlecomplete: The Heart of the Matter
characters: Major Scobie, Pemberton, Yusef, inspector Wilson
genres: Fiction, Religion, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Africa
ratings_count: 28597
places: West Africa, Africa
awards: awardedAt: -694281600000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books (In association with William Heinemann Ltd)