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The Quiet American
The Quiet American
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Feb 02, 2012 rated it liked it
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Two movie versions were made based on this book: The Quiet American (1958) with Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin:



and The Quiet American (2002)with Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen.




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A very well crafted story of a love triangle in the heart of Southeast Asia during the beginning of the American involvement in Vietnam. Very well done.
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reread for in person book club, just as good a book and writer and as infuriating characters as I recall
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