The Quiet American Resources

Author Pico Iyer recommends The Quiet American.Actually, he says you "must read it." In fairness, he means that imperative with tongue in cheek.

Here's the New York Times review of the novel from 1956. It was critical of Greene's friendliness towards Communism. That would have been a big issue in the 50s.

The first film adaptation of The Quiet American makes Pyle into a wise protagonist, but it's still more faithful to the source material than Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies.

The 2002 film version, which was more faithful to the novel, was shelved for a time after 9/11. Undeniably, the public was not in the mood for a film about an American operative aiding and abetting a terrorist attack.

Andrew J Bacevich, a professor at Boston University, writes an appreciation of The Quiet American as an antiwar novel in light of his assessment of recent U.S. military operations.

In The Guardian, Zadie Smith argues that Graham Greene's novels make him one of the greatest journalists.

A trailer for the DVD of the 2002 film, not short on guns and explosions. Bang! Boom!

A TV news obituary of Graham Greene featuring interviews with some notable literary figures. The quality improves as the video goes on.

A radio presentation about the works of Graham Greene.

Who was Graham Greene? The BBC explores that question.

The Alden Pyle version.