The Heart of the Matter

by Graham Greene

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1948

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West Africa

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Time's All-Time 100 Novels selection

James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Fiction, 1948)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels (The Board's List, 40)

New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1948)

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0099286068, Paperback)

Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so is forced to betray everything he believes in, with tragic consequences.

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