The Third Man

Henry Graham Greene, an English writer born in 1904 and deceased in 1991, endured a painful childhood. He studied at Oxford and worked as a journalist (1926-1929), film critic (1935-1939), and literary director for several newspapers and publishing houses. His work is vast, encompassing novels, "entertainments" (a term he himself adopted), plays, collections of short stories and novellas, essays, children's books, and screenplays. Notable works include... The Basement Room (1935), The Power and the Glory (1940), The Heart of the Matter (1948), The End of the Case (1952), The Potting Shed (1959) and Carving a Statue (1964).