num_pages: 198
description: ISBN 9780099478393 moved to this edition.Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive 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 why: for the sake of politics, or for love?
language: English
title: The Quiet American
titlecomplete: The Quiet American
characters: Phuong, Thomas Fowler, Alden Pyle, Vigot
genres: Asia, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Espionage, Literature, Classics, War, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 61155
places: Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, Southeast Asia, Vietnam
publisher: Vintage Books/Vintage Classics