Graham Greene and his secret agents.

Authors

  • Clemens Franken Kurzen Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22199/S07198175.2014.0001.00003

Keywords:

Graham Greene, Spy, Novel, Confidential Agent

Abstract

This paper deals with the literary world of Graham Greene’s work who, with suspense and police terror, adventures, intrigue, and persecutions leads us to the supernatural world of sin and grace. It is not only a novel for entertainment, but the work of an author that has been able to show, from the police genre, the close relation between his real life as a spy and his creative work as a novelist. So, a question arises, Was Greene a novelist and also a spy? Or was his literary career the perfect screen for his main activity as a spy?

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Published

2014-06-30

How to Cite

Franken Kurzen, C. (2014). Graham Greene and his secret agents. Cuadernos De teología - Universidad Católica Del Norte (On Line), 6(1), 52-93. https://doi.org/10.22199/S07198175.2014.0001.00003