Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Like Thomas Fowler, Graham Greene was a war correspondent who covered the Indochina War. He even stayed at the same hotel—what are the chances? (That was a joke, of course. With Greene, apparently the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.) (Source)
Four of Greene's novels are set in Third World countries on the verge of major political turmoil. Coincidence? We don't think so. (Source)
The character of Phuong was named after (but not based on) a friend of Greene's in Saigon. How…touching?
See the dedication in the novel.