Graham Greene's Thrillers and The 1930s.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Graham Greene and the 1930s -- 2 Exploring the Popular in Two Early Novels: Stamboul Train and England Made Me -- 3 Aspects of Detective Fiction -- 4 Approaches to the Thriller in Greene's Early Work: Rumour at Nightfall and It's a Battlefield -- 5 Thrillers of the 1930s: A Gun for Sale, Brighton Rock, and The Confidential Agent -- 6 The Ministry of Fear -- 7 The End of This Affair: Summing Up -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

In Graham Greene's Thrillers and the 1930s Brian Diemert examines the first and most prolific phase of Graham Greene's career, demonstrating the close relationship between Greene's fiction and the political, economic, social, and literary contexts of the period. Situating Greene alongside other young writers who responded to the worsening political climate of the 1930s by promoting social and political reform, Diemert argues that Greene believed literature could not be divorced from its social and political milieu and saw popular forms of writing as the best way to inform a wide audience.

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