The Honorary Consul

by Graham Greene (Author), Graham Greene (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1975

  $5.27

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $6.74

  A tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in an Argentinian town. Fortnum, the Honorary Consul, a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority is taken by revolutionaries. As Eduardo Plarr negotiates with revolutionaries and authorities for Fortnum's release, the corruption of both becomes evident.

• New

  Paperback
  2004

  $12.49

  WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE. Charley Fortnum is the 'Honorary Consul', a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority taken by a group of rebels. As Eduardo Plarr, a local doctor, negotiates with revolutionaries and the authorities for Fortnum's release, the corruption of both becomes evident. In this spare, tense novel, Graham Greene explores the morality of a political system that turns priests into killers.