{"product_id":"the-human-factor-paperback","title":"The Human Factor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eColm Toibin\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaurice Castle is a high-level operative in the British secret service during the Cold War. He is deeply in love with his African wife, who escaped apartheid South Africa with the help of his communist friend. Despite his misgivings, Castle decides to act as a double agent, passing information to the Soviets to help his in-laws in South Africa. In order to evade detection, he allows his assistant to be wrongly identified as the source of the leaks. But when suspicions remain, Castle is forced to make an even more excruciating sacrifice to save himself. Originally published in 1978, \u003ci\u003eThe Human Factor \u003c\/i\u003eis an exciting novel of espionage drawn from Greene's own experiences in MI6 during World War II, and ultimately a deeply humanistic examination of the very nature of loyalty. This edition features a new introduction by Colm T ib n. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Greene \u003c\/b\u003e(1904-1991), whose long life nearly spanned the length of the twentieth century, was one of its greatest novelists. Educated at Berkhamsted School and Balliol College, Oxford, he started his career as a sub-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Times of London. \u003c\/i\u003eHe began to attract notice as a novelist with his fourth book, \u003ci\u003eOrient Express, \u003c\/i\u003ein 1932. In 1935, he trekked across northern Liberia, his first experience in Africa, recounted in \u003ci\u003eA Journey Without Maps \u003c\/i\u003e(1936). He converted to Catholicism in 1926, an edifying decision, and reported on religious persecution in Mexico in 1938 in \u003ci\u003eThe Lawless Roads, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich served as a background for his famous \u003ci\u003eThe Power and the Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, one of several \"Catholic\" novels (\u003ci\u003eBrighton Rock, The Heart of the Matter, The End of the Affair). \u003c\/i\u003eDuring the war he worked for the British secret service in Sierra Leone; afterward, he began wide-ranging travels as a journalist, which were reflected in novels such as \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, The Comedians, Travels with My Aunt, The Honorary Consul, The Human Factor, Monsignor Quixote, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Captain and the Enemy. \u003c\/i\u003eIn addition to his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, two books of autobiography--\u003ci\u003eA Sort of Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWays of Escape\u003c\/i\u003e--two biographies, and four books for children. He also contributed hundreds of essays and film and book reviews to \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator \u003c\/i\u003eand other journals, many of which appear in the late collection \u003ci\u003eReflections. \u003c\/i\u003eMost of his novels have been filmed, including \u003ci\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/i\u003e, which the author first wrote as a film treatment. Graham Greene was named Companion of Honour and received the Order of Merit among numerous other awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eColm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of five novels: \u003ci\u003eThe South\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Irish Times\/Aer Lingus Literature Prize;\u003ci\u003e The Heather Blazing\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Encore Award for best second novel; The\u003ci\u003e Story of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwater Lightship\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Booker Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Man Booker Prize. His non-fiction includes \u003ci\u003eBad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHomage to Barcelona\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe\u003c\/i\u003e; and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eLove in a Dark Time\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the co-author, with Carmen Callil, of \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694913753151,"sku":"9780143105565","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/51ed2bea89c7bf7e19041e003e21b6e6.webp?v=1765002341","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-human-factor-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}