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The human factor
  

The human factor (Hardcover)

de Graham Greene (Author)
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Espionage has long attracted some of our greatest writers because of the complexity of human interaction that it allows them to explore. Betrayal, fear, divided allegiance, even love - all are opportunities available for the novelist to plumb in the context of the spy story, which is why authors such as Greene and Le Carré again and again return to the genre. All those human conditions are made vivid in this, one of Greene's most stunning works, which centers on Maurice Castle, a bureaucrat in the British intelligence service, who pays a debt with the ultimate betrayal of his country. Greene's keen insight and subtlety put the greatest burdens on a reader, and in Tim Pigott-Smith he is well served. In a narration brimming with intelligence and deep feeling, Pigott-Smith perfectly captures Greene in all of his strengths, from his acidic humor to his portrayal of sundering despair. M.O. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --Ce texte provient de la Audio Cassette édition.


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From the author of THE COMEDIANS and DOCTOR FISCHER OF GENEVA OR THE BOMB PARTY, a novel in which a leak is traced back to a small sub-section of the SIS, and Maurice Castle decides it is time to retire and live peacefully with his wife. In the VINTAGE CLASSICS series.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A terrific ending, Janv. 14 2004
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This review is from: The Human Factor (Hardcover)
The story culminates at the very last word. The ominous sound symbolizes the fate of the naive, manipulated but idealistic character. Graham Greene tops John Le Carre in this best cold-war spy thrillier.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Excellent audiobook, Janv. 8 2004
Par Philippe Horak (Zug, Switzerland) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Human Factor (Audio Cassette)
Mr Tim Pigott-Smith's performance as a reader of Graham Greene's "The Human Factor" in this audiobook is truly stunning. His voice is very pleasant and his vivid reading adds a further dimension to this already excellent novel.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Greene at his best, Janv. 8 2004
Par Philippe Horak (Zug, Switzerland) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Human Factor (Paperback)
Maurice Castle is working for the Secret Service. In this bizarre profession, he has to deal with leaks, security checks, tensions and suspicions. As Maurice approaches retirement, he realises that some of the decisions he made in the past are now having very serious consequences. In this beautiful novel, the reader discovers what the life of a secret agent is like: he is lonely, isolated and becomes almost neurotic. Greene lays bare a machine, the Secret Service, which overlooks Maurice's subtle and secret motivations that impel him. The characters are beautiful, full of tenderness, excitement and doubt.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 good story but too long
I read The Human Factor at school as a so-called "home reader". I mainly chose the book because I liked stories about Secret Services and the outline sounded rather... Read more
Publié le Jui 16 2003

4.0étoiles sur 5 The profound yet popular
Like John Fowles, Greene writes extremely readable and compelling yet deep novels. I'm impressed by his ear for conversation in The Human Factor and his comic observation of the... Read more
Publié le Avril 24 2003 par Nathan Hobby

4.0étoiles sur 5 ï¿I sent...the book to Moscow, to my friend Kim Philby..."
Publishing this novel in 1978, Greene says in his autobiography (Ways of Escape, pp. 256 - 257) that he had actually started it ten years earlier, abandoning it when his friend... Read more
Publié le Aoû 21 2002 par Mary Whipple

5.0étoiles sur 5 Limbaugh-brand "patrriot"? If so, this one's not for you.
This is NOT about democracy vs communism, it is a love story and a beautiful one. There's enough espionage-counter-espionage here to please LeCarre us fans, but this really is... Read more
Publié le Aoû 16 2002 par Charles E Crawford

1.0étoiles sur 5 The commie good guys
It is a shame that great writers like Greene just can't seem to give up on their Marxist sympathies. Read more
Publié le Aoû 12 2002 par James F. Hale

4.0étoiles sur 5 Not bad, but not great
Greene divided his novels into serious works such as The Power And The Glory and "entertainments" such as This Gun For Hire or The Confidential Agent written for popular... Read more
Publié le Jui 6 2002 par Frank Clover

4.0étoiles sur 5 Taut, surprising thriller with a tinge of sadness
The plot of "The Human Factor" unfolds carefully, like a good spy thriller, but it's not filled with a wad of messy details or names. Read more
Publié le Déc 25 2001

3.0étoiles sur 5 a good novel
I enjoyed reading this book. But calling it a masterpiece and giving it 5 stars seem to me exagerated for such a novel. Read more
Publié le Déc 6 2000 par Pierre de Vaureal

2.0étoiles sur 5 Guerra fría, absurda como todas las guerras.
He leído la versión traducida al español.

Es el primer libro que leo de Graham Greene. Tengo que decir que no he disfrutado mucho con esta lectura. Read more

Publié le Nov. 18 2000 par Ramon Diez

5.0étoiles sur 5 Love as the Human Factor
This book is not my favorite among Graham Green's, personally I prefer 'The Heart of the Matter'. The novel includes even obvious discrepancies: pictures of Moscow life is... Read more
Publié le Aoû 29 2000 par Andrew Karbovsky

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