false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203558903m/292455.jpg 292455 28 1912277 book 1973 The Honorary Consul total:406|5:84|4:178|3:120|2:22|1:2| 406 1538 628 33 5 2 false false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 10:02:32 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 09:15:04 -0700 2008 machismo, kidnappers who are absolutely no good at kidnapping, the consistently volatile political situation of Latin American countries, the lonely emptiness of the ex-pat, and the utter worthlessness of one man's life when view...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 13:27:13 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 19:11:05 -0800 2009 I picked up a Graham Greene novel after a long time and it was pure nostalgia to be transported back to "Greeneland": usually a third-world country with a despotic government, with British expatriates forgotten by Her Majesty's Government, where the men are middle-aged, guilt-ridden ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 15 11:21:45 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 09:09:08 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 11:21:45 -0700 2009 A good book though I am holding out to see how the ending wraps things up before making up my mind completely on this. Let me say, however, though a master in this genre, Greene by this point in his career was getting a bit predictable. These characters DO occupy a peculiar space known apparen...more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 19:02:10 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 19:08:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Sep 13 14:54:55 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 19:17:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 19:51:27 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 19:59:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 17:00:59 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 15:06:20 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 17:00:59 -0700 2009
Readable - and enjoyable - classic Greene... more of an "entertainment" than a literary work. As with the bulk of his works in international settings: there's political danger, a protagonist (a kind of Brit, debonair antihero) who's sympathetic with the misun...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Thu Aug 13 19:00:08 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 19:07:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 17:18:30 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 17:26:02 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 18:58:30 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 21:07:02 -0700 2007 The moral: Honorary consul sounds like a cushy job at first blush, but it can have its downside. A...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 08:15:45 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 08:18:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 17:58:54 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 18:00:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 17 00:54:56 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 08 04:46:02 -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...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Jan 21 22:35:01 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 22:37:57 -0800 2008
The "comedy of love" - woman trying to please man, adapting herself to him. "I love you is a phrase of the theater.

"Of course God is evil, God is capitalism. Lay up treasures in heaven - they will bring you a hundred percent interest for eterni...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 18:43:50 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 18:45:34 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Nov 09 20:55:05 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 20:58:17 -0800 2009 ]]> 0 0 false false Fri Feb 20 08:15:58 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 08:16:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 08 04:56:55 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 04:56:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 04 18:03:55 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 18:06:37 -0700 2007 Another misguided priest (like in The Power and the Glory) and some bumbling kidnappers--all set in ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 16 00:52:39 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 16 00:55:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=292455