Graham Greene
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GREENE, GRAHAM, 1904 to 1991

Graham Greene

Graham Greene (1904-1991) was an English novelist, author of Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory and The Quiet American.

Books
26
Editions tracked
34
First editions
26
Nationality
United Kingdom
Born
Berkhamsted, 1904
Died
Vevey, Corseaux, 1991

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Graham Greene wrote 26 books we track between 1929 and 1985; in publication order they begin with The Man Within (1929).

Life

About Graham Greene

Writer

Known as
writer, novelist, playwright, journalist
Citizenship
United Kingdom

Background

Educated at
Balliol College, Berkhamsted School
Influenced by
Evelyn Waugh, Ford Madox Ford, François Mauriac, G. K. Chesterton, H. Rider Haggard, Henry James
Buried
Corseaux

Awards and honours

  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1948)
  • Hawthornden Prize (1941)
  • The Grand Master (1976)
  • Shakespeare Prize (1968)
  • Dos Passos Prize (1980)
  • Jerusalem Prize (1981)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
  • Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ (1983)

Notable works

From Wikidata (CC0); Wikipedia has articles on Graham Greene in 84 languages.

About Graham Greene

Graham Greene (1904-1991) was an English novelist, short-story writer and screenwriter whose novels include Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory and The Quiet American, and who wrote the screenplay for The Third Man. He was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, on 2 October 1904 and died in Corseaux, Switzerland, on 3 April 1991.

Educated at Berkhamsted School and Balliol College, Oxford, he worked on the Nottingham Journal and then as a sub-editor at The Times. His first novel, The Man Within, came out in 1929. His major novels include Brighton Rock (1938), The Power and the Glory (1940), which won the Hawthornden Prize in 1941, The Heart of the Matter (1948), The End of the Affair (1951), The Quiet American (1955) and Our Man in Havana (1958). He wrote the screenplay for Carol Reed's film The Third Man (1949), publishing the novella in 1950. During the Second World War he served with MI6 from 1941 to 1944, including a posting to Sierra Leone. He was also a publishing director at Eyre & Spottiswoode and later The Bodley Head. He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times but never won.

For collectors, Brighton Rock has a twist: Viking in New York published it a month ahead of the British edition from Heinemann, so the American printing (Miller 17a) is the true first and the Heinemann is the first UK edition. Heinemann was also the London publisher of The Power and the Glory. The Power and the Glory first appeared in the United States under the title The Labyrinthine Ways.

For collectors

Collect Graham Greene

Earliest first editionThe Man WithinHeinemann, 1929 Most editions trackedThe Third Man3 editions
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Reading guide

Graham Greene books in order

In publication order

  1. 1The Man Within1929
  2. 2Stamboul Train1932
  3. 3England Made Me1935
  4. 4A Gun for Sale1936
  5. 5Brighton Rock1938
  6. 6The Confidential Agent1939
  7. 7The Power and the Glory1940
  8. 8The Ministry of Fear1943
  9. 9The Heart of the Matter1948
  10. 10The Third Man1950
  11. 11The Third Man and The Fallen Idol1950
  12. 12The End of the Affair1951
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  1. 13The Quiet American1955
  2. 14Our Man in Havana1958
  3. 15A Burnt-Out Case1960
  4. 16The Comedians1966
  5. 17Travels with My Aunt1969
  6. 18A Sort of Life1971
  7. 19Graham Greene1973
  8. 20The Honorary Consul1973
  9. 21The Human Factor1978
  10. 22Doctor Fischer of Geneva, or, The Bomb Party1980
  11. 23Ways of Escape1980
  12. 24Monsignor Quixote1982
  13. 25Getting to Know the General1984
  14. 26The Tenth Man1985
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1929The Man WithinHeinemann
  2. 1932Stamboul TrainHeinemann
  3. 1935England Made MeHeinemann
  4. 1936A Gun for SaleHeinemann
  5. 1938Brighton RockHeinemann
  6. 1939The Confidential AgentHeinemann
  7. 1940The Power and the GloryHeinemann
  8. 1943The Ministry of FearHeinemann
  9. 1948The Heart of the MatterHeinemann
  10. 1950The Third ManViking
  11. 1950The Third Man and The Fallen IdolHeinemann
  12. 1951The End of the AffairHeinemann
  13. 1955The Quiet AmericanHeinemann
  14. 1958Our Man in HavanaHeinemann
  15. 1960A Burnt-OutcaseHeinemann
  16. 1966The ComediansBodley Head
  17. 1969Travels with My AuntBodley Head
  18. 1971A Sort of LifeBodley Head
  19. 1973The Honorary ConsulThe Bodley Head (Canada)
  20. 1973Graham GreeneViking Adult
  21. 1978The Human FactorBodley Head
  22. 1980Ways of EscapeBodley Head
  23. 1980Doctor Fischer of Geneva, or, The Bomb PartyBodley Head
  24. 1982Monsignor QuixoteBodley Head
  25. 1984Getting to Know the GeneralBodley Head
  26. 1985The Tenth ManPenguin Books
Books and editions

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Questions collectors ask

Frequently asked questions

What order should I read Graham Greene's books in?

In publication order they begin with The Man Within (1929), then Stamboul Train (1932) and England Made Me (1935). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Graham Greene's first book?

The earliest book we list is The Man Within, first published in 1929.

When was Graham Greene born?

Graham Greene was born in 1904 and died in 1991.

How many Graham Greene books does MyVolumes track?

We track 26 books by Graham Greene across 34 editions, 26 of them first editions.

What awards has Graham Greene won?

Graham Greene has won James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1948), Hawthornden Prize (1941), The Grand Master (1976), Shakespeare Prize (1968), according to Wikidata.

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