The Confidential Agent
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Author | Graham Greene |
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Country | Britain |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Thriller |
Publisher | William Heinemann |
Released | 1939 |
Media Type | Hardcover (first edition) |
The Confidential Agent is a 1939 thriller novel by British author Graham Greene. Set at the time of the Spanish Civil War, a Spanish patriot sails for England to secure a coal contract with Lord Benditch that will greatly assist the loyalist cause. It was the basis for a 1945 film starring Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall and Peter Lorre.