The Confidential Agent
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The Confidential Agent | |
Author | Graham Greene |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Thriller novel |
Publisher | William Heinemann |
Publication date | 1939 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | NA |
The Confidential Agent (1939) is a thriller novel by British author Graham Greene, set during 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.