The Honorary Consul
By: Graham Greene ; with an introduction by Mark Bosco.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780143105558
Subjects: British -- Argentina -- Fiction; Kidnapping -- Fiction; Diplomats -- Fiction; Argentina -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: In a provincial Argentinean town, Charley Fortnum, a British consul with dubious authority and a weakness for drink, is kidnapped by Paraguayan revolutionaries who have mistaken him for the American ambassador. Dr. Eduardo Plarr, a local physician with his own divided loyalties, serves as the negotiator between the rebels and the authorities. These fumbling characters play out an absurd drama of failure, hope, love, and betrayal against a backdrop of political chaos. <b><i>The Honorary Consul</i></b> is both a gripping novel of suspense and a penetrating psychological and sociological study of personal and political corruption. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Mark Bosco.<br><br>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.