num_pages: 265
description: A gripping tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinean town, considered to be one of Greene's finest novels.Charley Fortnum is the 'Honorary Consul', a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority taken by a group of rebels. As Eduardo Plarr, a local doctor, negotiates with revolutionaries and the authorities for Fortnum's release, the corruption of both becomes evident. In this spare, tense novel, Graham Greene explores the morality of a political system that turns priests into killers.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE'Perhaps the most enduring novel that even he has give us' Daily Mail
language: English
title: The Honorary Consul
titlecomplete: The Honorary Consul (Vintage Classics)
characters: Julio Saavedra, Charles Fortnum, Eduardo Plarr
genres: Thriller, Fiction, Mystery, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, Espionage, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 4982
places: Argentina
publisher: Vintage