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The Heart of the Matter (Twentieth Century Classics) by Greene, Graham, 1904-1991 is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Heart of the Matter (Twentieth Century Classics) about?
Focusing on a British police officer in an unnamed West African colony, this novel attempts to show, along with the socially restricted lives of colonists in Africa, the effects of sin on a devout catholic. After sending his unhappy wife to South Africa at her request the officer begins an affair with a young woman, a survivor of a shipwreck and now widowed but is unable to end the relationship when his wife returns even though he feels he is committing a mortal sin.
Who reads The Heart of the Matter (Twentieth Century Classics)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Greene, Graham, 1904-1991
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Published
- 1971
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140017892
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.98 / 5 (230 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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