The End of the Affair
- London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1951
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1951. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good +. Dust jacket panels a little foxed, with a little chip to head of spine. The cloth spine somewhat dulled. A Near Fine copy of the book in a Very Good + dust jacket.
An important and deeply personal work from "the most accomplished living novelist in the English language" (John Irving),.The End of the Affair follows a tryst between a writer and married woman that was, in fact, based on a liaison Greene himself was carrying on at the time. Evelyn Waugh praised the book as “singularly moving and beautiful...” The End of the Affair has been adapted into numerous films, including a 1999 one directed by Neil Jordan, which garnered an Oscar nomination for Julianne Moore.
“Mr. Greene’s verbal skill is as impressive as ever" (contemporary New York Times review). Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
An important and deeply personal work from "the most accomplished living novelist in the English language" (John Irving),.The End of the Affair follows a tryst between a writer and married woman that was, in fact, based on a liaison Greene himself was carrying on at the time. Evelyn Waugh praised the book as “singularly moving and beautiful...” The End of the Affair has been adapted into numerous films, including a 1999 one directed by Neil Jordan, which garnered an Oscar nomination for Julianne Moore.
“Mr. Greene’s verbal skill is as impressive as ever" (contemporary New York Times review). Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.