false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172019078m/133399.jpg 133399 16 One of Graham Greene's most chilling and prophetic novels, <B>The Comedians</B> is set in a Haiti ruled by Papa Doc and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Just as The Quiet American offered a preview of the coming horrors of American involvement in Vietnam, this novel presages the chaos in Haiti. Classic Graham Greene. 1057446 book 1966 The Comedians total:885|5:252|4:369|3:218|2:42|1:4| 885 3478 1230 87 5 3 false false Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 06:38:18 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 28 08:54:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 13:47:51 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 13:55:10 -0700 2009
The story is about a down-on-his-luck hotel owner,...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 17:31:50 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 18:19:31 -0700 2009
"'We'd all like to be toffs, and aren't there moments - admit it, old man - when you envy the tarts? Sometimes when you don't want to sit down with your accountant and see too far ahead?'
'Yes, I suppose there are moments...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 11:31:21 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 11:37:47 -0700 2009 The Heart of the Matter or A Burnt Out Case or Our Man in Havana, only multiplied and intensified. It also seemed darker and less hopeful than some of his other books. Again, its based on Greene's own experi...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:18:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 19:39:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 16:43:52 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 09:45:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 15:44:11 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 15:50:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 14:36:06 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 11:05:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 16:04:38 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 18:18:47 -0800 2009
There was a lot I liked about this novel. It wasn’t brilliant but had some great passages.

I really enjoyed the character Major Jones’s take on "Tarts" (people living off their wits/taking life a day at a time) and "Toffs" (people more or ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Oct 16 05:58:08 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 03:11:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 15:27:31 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 11:01:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 19 20:59:12 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 27 08:31:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 21:04:52 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 22:00:59 -0700 2007
When, on a steamer en route to Haiti, three men meet, their paths stick closely together through the dramas that enfold. Messrs Smith, Brown, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 26 07:40:49 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 12:58:31 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 07:38:50 -0700 2007
EDIT: Having finished it, I definitely enjoyed it. (Even...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Wed Apr 29 06:53:12 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 03:30:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 26 09:09:45 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 09:15:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 22 11:00:37 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 11:04:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Apr 08 04:12:20 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 08 04:12:39 -0700 2007
گراهام گرین هم یکی دیگر از نویسندگانی ست (مانند میلان کوندرا در این سال ها!) که به گمان من در زبان فارسی گرفتار...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 08:43:19 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 08:44:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 10:11:23 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 10:14:04 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=133399