| The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment Contributor(s): Greene, Graham (Author), Furst, Alan (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0143039113 ISBN-13: 9780143039112 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity fete was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the blitzand the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, aside from the war, until he happened to guess both the true and the false weight of the cake. From that moment, he finds himself ruthlessly hunted, the quarry of malign and shadowy forces, from which he endeavors to escape with a mind that remains obstinately out of focus. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Noir |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004063312 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.08" W x 7.74" (0.36 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A master thriller and a remarkable portrait of a twisted character. --Time For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity f te was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the Blitz and the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, outside the war, until he happened to win a cake at the f te. From that moment, he is ruthlessly hunted by Nazi agents and finds himself the prey of malign and shadowy forces. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Alan Furst. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |