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The Quiet American

Graham Greene

Graham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam "I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused," Graham Greene's narrator Fowler remarks of Alden Pyle, the eponymous "Quiet American" of what is perhaps the most controversial novel of his car...

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The Tucker Carlson Show

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The Tucker Carlson Show

The book was referenced to describe the attitude of some Western journalists towards Russia, implying a lack of understanding and engagement with the local culture.

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It's like if you read The Quiet American, it was that attitude toward...

— Episode: Matt Taibbi: How Intel Agencies Control...

Episode: Matt Taibbi: How Intel Agencies Control the Media,...

The book was referenced to describe the attitude of some Western journalists towards Russia, implying a lack of understanding and engagement with the local culture.

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It's like if you read The Quiet American, it was that attitude toward...

The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

Ezra suggested Greene's novel as a powerful literary lens on American idealism in Vietnam, noting how fiction can convey the complexities of foreign policy better than analysis.

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And the final one, in a similar vein, is Graham Greene's book, The Quiet American. I think that one of the, one of, sometimes novels do it better than anything else. There's a novel set in Vietnam thr...

— Episode: The Civilization Trump Destroys May Be O...

Episode: The Civilization Trump Destroys May Be Our Own

Ezra suggested Greene's novel as a powerful literary lens on American idealism in Vietnam, noting how fiction can convey the complexities of foreign policy better than analysis.

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And the final one, in a similar vein, is Graham Greene's book, The Quiet American. I think that one of the, one of, sometimes novels do it better than anything else. There's a novel set in Vietnam through the eyes of a sour, dyspeptic, worldweary British journalist who sees this very idealistic American who believes that America is going to be able to, you know, bring peace, justice, and virtue to Vietnam.

Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

The novel was referenced as an inspiration for a character, linking it to the historical context of espionage in South Vietnam.

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And he became the inspiration, so it was rumored, for Alden Pyle and Graham Greene's The Quiet American.

— Episode: 'The Sympathizer' Author Viet Thanh Nguy...

Episode: 'The Sympathizer' Author Viet Thanh Nguyen

The novel was referenced as an inspiration for a character, linking it to the historical context of espionage in South Vietnam.

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And he became the inspiration, so it was rumored, for Alden Pyle and Graham Greene's The Quiet American.

Real Dictators

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Real Dictators

Enver Hoxha's personal library contained a variety of books, including "The Quiet American" by Graham Greene.

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It also included books by people like Graham Green and John Lakeret.

— Episode: Enver Hoxha Part 2: Stalin’s Shadow, Eur...

Episode: Enver Hoxha Part 2: Stalin’s Shadow, Europe’s Nort...

Enver Hoxha's personal library contained a variety of books, including "The Quiet American" by Graham Greene.

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It also included books by people like Graham Green and John Lakeret.

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