num_pages: 192
description: With a new introduction by Zadie SmithInto the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious “Third Force.” As his naïve optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders for the sake of politics, or for love?From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: The Quiet American
titlecomplete: The Quiet American (War Promo)
characters: Vigot, Phuong, Alden Pyle, Thomas Fowler
genres: Fiction, War, Asia, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Espionage, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 61167
places: Saigon, Southeast Asia, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
publisher: Vintage