Graham Greene — The Tenth Man

London, The Bodley Head, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of this novel by Graham Greene. The first edition of this thriller novel by Graham Greene. Set in an occupied France, the story follows that of a lawyer who has to face the consequences of his actions after being released from prison under dishonest circumstances. Graham Greene was an English writer and journalist, regarded by many as the leading English novelist in the twentieth century. He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966 and 1967, and was awarded with the Shakespeare prize in 1968, and the Jerusalem Prize in 1981. In his novels, Graham likes to explore morality and politics in the modern world. With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's green cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally, lovely with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.