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Henry Graham Greene OM CH (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991), better known by
his pen name Graham Greene, was an English novelist regarded by many as one
of the great writers of the 20th century.[3][4] Combining literary acclaim
with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his
lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of
thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in
1966 and 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature.[5][6] Through 67 years of
writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral
and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic
perspective.
Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic
novelist, rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic
religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four
major Catholic novels: Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Heart of
the Matter, and The End of the Affair;[7] which are regarded as "the gold
standard" of the Catholic novel.[8] Several works, such as The Confidential
Agent, The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, The Human Factor, and his
screenplay for The Third Man, also show Greene's avid interest in the
workings and intrigues of international politics and espionage.
Greene was born in Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire into a large, influential
family that included the owners of the Greene King Brewery. He boarded at
Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire, where his father taught and became
headmaster. Unhappy at the school, he attempted suicide several times. He
went up to Balliol College, Oxford, to study history, where, while an
undergraduate, he published his first work in 1925—a poorly received volume
of poetry, Babbling April. After graduating, Greene worked first as a
private tutor and then as a journalist – first on the Nottingham Journal
and then as a sub-editor on The Times. He converted to Catholicism in 1926
after meeting his future wife, Vivien Dayrell-Browning.[9] Later in life he
took to calling himself a "Catholic agnostic", or even at times a "Catholic
atheist".[10] He published his first novel, The Man Within, in 1929; its
favourable reception enabled him to work full-time as a novelist. He
supplemented his novelist's income with freelance journalism, and book and
film reviews. His 1937 film review[11] of Wee Willie Winkie (for the British
journal Night and Day), commented on the sexuality of the nine-year-old
star, Shirley Temple. This provoked Twentieth Century Fox to sue, prompting
Greene to live in Mexico until after the trial was over. While in Mexico,
Greene developed the ideas for The Power and the Glory.[12] Greene
originally divided his fiction into two genres (which he described as "
entertainments" and "novels"): thrillers—often with notable philosophic
edges—such as The Ministry of Fear; and literary works—on which he thought
his literary reputation would rest—such as The Power and the Glory.
Greene had a history of depression, which had a profound effect on his
writing and personal life.[13] In a letter to his wife, Vivien, he told her
that he had "a character profoundly antagonistic to ordinary domestic life,"
and that "unfortunately, the disease is also one's material."[14] William
Golding described Greene as "the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century
man's consciousness and anxiety."[15] He died in 1991, at age 86, of
leukaemia,[7] and was buried in Corseaux cemetery.
his pen name Graham Greene, was an English novelist regarded by many as one
of the great writers of the 20th century.[3][4] Combining literary acclaim
with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his
lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of
thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in
1966 and 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature.[5][6] Through 67 years of
writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral
and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic
perspective.
Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic
novelist, rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic
religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four
major Catholic novels: Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Heart of
the Matter, and The End of the Affair;[7] which are regarded as "the gold
standard" of the Catholic novel.[8] Several works, such as The Confidential
Agent, The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, The Human Factor, and his
screenplay for The Third Man, also show Greene's avid interest in the
workings and intrigues of international politics and espionage.
Greene was born in Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire into a large, influential
family that included the owners of the Greene King Brewery. He boarded at
Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire, where his father taught and became
headmaster. Unhappy at the school, he attempted suicide several times. He
went up to Balliol College, Oxford, to study history, where, while an
undergraduate, he published his first work in 1925—a poorly received volume
of poetry, Babbling April. After graduating, Greene worked first as a
private tutor and then as a journalist – first on the Nottingham Journal
and then as a sub-editor on The Times. He converted to Catholicism in 1926
after meeting his future wife, Vivien Dayrell-Browning.[9] Later in life he
took to calling himself a "Catholic agnostic", or even at times a "Catholic
atheist".[10] He published his first novel, The Man Within, in 1929; its
favourable reception enabled him to work full-time as a novelist. He
supplemented his novelist's income with freelance journalism, and book and
film reviews. His 1937 film review[11] of Wee Willie Winkie (for the British
journal Night and Day), commented on the sexuality of the nine-year-old
star, Shirley Temple. This provoked Twentieth Century Fox to sue, prompting
Greene to live in Mexico until after the trial was over. While in Mexico,
Greene developed the ideas for The Power and the Glory.[12] Greene
originally divided his fiction into two genres (which he described as "
entertainments" and "novels"): thrillers—often with notable philosophic
edges—such as The Ministry of Fear; and literary works—on which he thought
his literary reputation would rest—such as The Power and the Glory.
Greene had a history of depression, which had a profound effect on his
writing and personal life.[13] In a letter to his wife, Vivien, he told her
that he had "a character profoundly antagonistic to ordinary domestic life,"
and that "unfortunately, the disease is also one's material."[14] William
Golding described Greene as "the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century
man's consciousness and anxiety."[15] He died in 1991, at age 86, of
leukaemia,[7] and was buried in Corseaux cemetery.