The Heart of the Matter
By: Graham Greene
3.13
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Scobie is a highly principled officer in a war-torn West African state. When he is passed over for …
Want to ReadIf you liked the novels plot in The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene , here is a list of 14 books like this:
1. The Secret Agent
By: Joseph Conrad
3.59
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Mr Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London's Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her… read more
Want to Read $ 6.99Similar categories in Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- classics
- british literature
- literature
- fiction
- novels
"Bad world for poor people."-Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent
"To the destruction of what is."-Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent
"As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement."-Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent
"A certain simplicity of thought is common to serene souls at both ends of the social scale."-Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent
2. Scoop
By: Evelyn Waugh
3.80
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the "Daily Beast", has always prided himself on hi… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Evelyn Waugh's Scoop book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- africa
- classics
- british literature
- literature
- fiction
- novels
"Ah well, to the journalist every country is rich."-Evelyn Waugh, Scoop
"News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read."-Evelyn Waugh, Scoop
"Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole.'--William Boot"-Evelyn Waugh, Scoop
"As there was no form of government common to the peoples thus segregated, nor tie of language, history, habit or belief, they were called a Republic."-Evelyn Waugh, Scoop
3. A Passage to India
By: E.M. Forster , Pankaj Mishra , Oliver Stallybrass
3.68
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, th… read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in E.M. Forster's A Passage to India book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- literary fiction
- classics
- british literature
- literature
- fiction
- novels
"Adventures do occur, but not punctually."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
"There are different ways of evil and I prefer mine to yours."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
"A friendliness, as of dwarfs shaking hands, was in the air..."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
"I think everyone fails, but there are so many kinds of failure."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
4. The Adventures of Augie March
By: Christopher Hitchens , Saul Bellow
3.84
Format: 586 pages, Paperback
Augie comes on stage with one of literature’s most famous opening lines. “I am an American, Chicago… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Christopher Hitchens's The Adventures of Augie March book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- literary fiction
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- novels
"God may save all, but human rescue is only for a few."-Christopher Hitchens, The Adventures of Augie March
"Boredom is the conviction that you can't change ... the shriek of unused capacities."-Christopher Hitchens, The Adventures of Augie March
"Many common lies and hypocrisies are like that, just out of the harmony of the moment."-Christopher Hitchens, The Adventures of Augie March
"The lesson of an American life like my father's... is that achievements are compatible with decency (112)."-Christopher Hitchens, The Adventures of Augie March
5. A Handful of Dust
By: Evelyn Waugh
3.76
Format: None pages, Paperback
Laced with cynicism and truth, "A Handful of Dust" satirizes a certain stratum of English life wher… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- classics
- british literature
- literature
- fiction
- novels
6. Dog Soldiers
By: Robert Stone
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse th… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Robert Stone's Dog Soldiers book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- literature
- novels
- classics
- fiction
7. At Swim-Two-Birds
By: Flann O'Brien , William H. Gass
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
A wildly comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, At Swim-Two-Birdsis the story of a young, l… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Flann O'Brien's At Swim-Two-Birds book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- literature
- novels
- classics
- fiction
8. Under the Net
By: Iris Murdoch
4.27
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
Jake Donaghue, garrulous artist, meets Hugo Belfounder, silent philosopher. Jake, hack writer and s… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Iris Murdoch's Under the Net book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- classics
- british literature
- literature
- fiction
- novels
9. The Last Gentleman
By: Walker Percy
3.57
Format: None pages,
Will Barrett is a 25-year-old wanderer from the South living in New York City, detached from his ro… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Walker Percy's The Last Gentleman book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- literary fiction
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- novels
10. A Bend in the River
By: V.S. Naipaul
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
When Salim, a young Indian man, is offered a small business in Central Africa, he accepts. As he st… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in V.S. Naipaul's A Bend in the River book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- africa
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- novels
11. A House for Mr Biswas
By: V.S. Naipaul
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Mohun Biswas has spent his 46 years of life striving for independence. Shuttled from one residence … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in V.S. Naipaul's A House for Mr Biswas book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- literary fiction
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- novels
12. Loving
By: Henry Green
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
One of his most admired works, Lovingdescribes life above and below stairs in an Irish country hous… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Henry Green's Loving book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- literature
- novels
- classics
- fiction
13. The Heart of the Matter
By: Graham Greene
3.13
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Scobie is a highly principled officer in a war-torn West African state. When he is passed over for … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- literary fiction
- classics
- africa
- british literature
- literature
- fiction
- novels
14. Appointment in Samarra
By: John O'Hara
3.36
Format: None pages, Paperback
O'Hara did for fictional Gibbsville, Pennsylvania what Faulkner did for Yoknapatawpha County, Missi… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in John O'Hara's Appointment in Samarra book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
15. Incidences
By: Daniil Kharms , Andrew Bromfield
5.00
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
"With remarkable precision and fluid language, the stories capture everyday tension in a land where… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Daniil Kharms's Incidences book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
16. Under the Volcano
By: Malcolm Lowry
3.77
Format: 423 pages, Paperback
Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. His debilitating malaise… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
- literary fiction
- classics
- british literature
- literature
- fiction
- novels
"Even almost bad poetry is better than life"-Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano
"My lover. Oh come to me again as once in May."-Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano
"What is man but a little soul holding up a corpse?"-Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano
"The dead. Do they sleep? Why should they, when we cannot?"-Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano
17. The Way of All Flesh
By: Samuel Butler
3.71
Format: 435 pages, Paperback
Written between 1873 and 1884 and published posthumously in 1903, The Way of All Fleshis regarded b… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Samuel Butler's The Way of All Flesh book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
18. Lord Jim
By: Joseph Conrad
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
Haunted by the memory of a moment of lost nerve during a disastrous voyage, Jim submits to condemna… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
19. The Good Soldier
By: Ford Madox Ford , None , Kenneth Womack
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
"A Tale of Passion," as its subtitle declares, The Good Soldierrelates the complex social and sexua… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
20. Men at Arms
By: Evelyn Waugh
2.83
Format: None pages, Paperback
Guy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdier… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Evelyn Waugh's Men at Arms book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
21. The Day of the Locust
By: Nathanael West , Alfred Kazin
3.85
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The Day of the Locustis a novel about Hollywood and its corrupting touch, about the American dream … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust book and Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter
