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Graham Greene's masterpiece The Heart of the Matter tells the story of a good man enmeshed in love, intrigue, and evil in a West African coastal town. Scobie is bound by strict integrity to his role as assistant police commissioner and by severe responsibility to his wife, Louise, for whom he cares with a fatal pity.When Scobie falls in love with the young widow Helen, he finds vital passion again yielding to pity, integrity giving way to deceit and dishonor—a vortex leading directly to murder. As Scobie's world crumbles, his personal crisis makes for a novel that is suspenseful, fascinating, and, finally, tragic.Originally published in 1948, The Heart of the Matter is the unforgettable portrait of one man, flawed yet heroic, destroyed and redeemed by a terrible conflict of passion and faith.Review''No serious writer of this century has more thoroughly invaded and shaped the public imagination as did Graham Greene.'' -- Time''Greene had the sharpest eyes for trouble, the finest nose for human weaknesses, and was pitilessly honest in his observations . . . For experience of a whole century he was the man within.'' --Independent''Greene had wit and grace and character and story and a

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Author

Graham Greene

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published

1978

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140017892

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.98 / 5 (230 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14