CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "https://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"><html> <head><title>The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene | LibraryThing</title> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.librarything.com/work/11879" /><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="LibraryThing" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene" /> <meta name="twitter:description" content="Click to read more about The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers" /> <meta name="twitter:image:src" content="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SS250_SS250_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" /> <meta property="og:title" content="The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene" /> <meta property="og:type" content="book" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.librarything.com/work/11879" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SS250_SS250_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="250" /> <meta property="og:image:height" content="250" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="LibraryThing.com" /> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="79305890602" /> <meta property="books:isbn" content="0143105558" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Click to read more about The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers" /> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="All about The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="All about The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene, librarything, library, thing, catalog your books, catalogue your books, book cataloging, library, free book catalog, catalogue"> <META NAME="apple-itunes-app" CONTENT="app-id=948824489"> <META NAME="language" CONTENT="en"> <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/main2.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/bootstrap-3.4.1-buttons_only.min.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/newdesign.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/bookreviews.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/work.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/customcover.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/editionpick.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/simplelb.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/mediareviews.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/bookservices.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/sprites.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/menuBuilder.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/blasts.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com//commonknowledge/fwiki.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/population.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com//css/population_extended.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/talktable.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/catalogandworkpage.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/recommendation_rating.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/jqui/jquery-ui-1.11.2.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/bsplay.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/circulation_edit.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/bookinformation_edit.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/editionrecord.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/font-awesome.min.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/lt1_bridge.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/lt1_popuplist_bridge.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/notifier_control.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/chrome-1.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/menuBuilder.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/lt2_vars.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/dasboot-forms-buttons-3.4.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/base_2013_1.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/shared.css?5297" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com/css/base_olddesign.css?5297" type="text/css"> <style type="text/css"> #maincover i.icon, #maincover img.icon { display: none; position: absolute; bottom: 10px; right: 15px; z-index: 1000; } #maincover:hover i.icon, #maincover:hover img.icon { display: block; background-color: #fff; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #0000006b; font-size: 200%; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px #0005; height: 20px; width: 20px; } div#lb_externalresources p { margin-bottom: 10px; } table.pop { table-layout:fixed; } table.startedfinished td { white-space: nowrap; } table.bookstats img.ui-datepicker-trigger { vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 10px 3px 0; } #shareid { max-width: 500px !important; } </style> <script defer data-bundle="translated_js" type="text/javascript" version="5297"> try { var LibraryThing = LibraryThing || {}; } catch(er){} LibraryThing.translated_vars_key = ""; LibraryThing._isLT2 = 0; LibraryThing.lt2_popup_style = "legacy"; LibraryThing.is_signed_in = 0; LibraryThing.isDevBox = 0; LibraryThing.loaded_translated_vars = 1; LibraryThing.servers = LibraryThing.servers || {}; LibraryThing.servers.image = "https://image.librarything.com"; LibraryThing.servers.pics = "https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/"; LibraryThing.ltstrings = LibraryThing.ltstrings || {}; LibraryThing.ltstrings.yes = "Yes"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.no = "No"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.save = "Save"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.cancel = "Cancel"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.savereview = "Save Review"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.saving = "saving"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.loading = "Loading..."; LibraryThing.ltstrings.confirm = "Confirm?"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.rejectAndDeleteAuthor = "Reject and delete this author?"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.referrer = ""; LibraryThing.ltstrings.areyousure = "Are you sure?"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.areyousure_immediate = "This item will be deleted immediately. Are you sure you want to delete this item?"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.getting_help = "Getting help..."; LibraryThing.ltstrings.alt_cover_image = "Cover Image"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.close = "Close"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.show_more_elipses = "Show more..."; LibraryThing.ltstrings.show_more = "Show More"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.show_less = "Show Less"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.show_all = "Show All"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.see_more_elipses = "See more..."; LibraryThing.ltstrings.see_more = "See More"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.see_less = "See Less"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.see_all = "See All"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.attempting_size_calc = "Attempting to calculate size"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.approximately = "approximately"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.deleteinventory = "Clear all inventory information for this collection?"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.abx_addbook = "Add Book"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.genre_flag_confirmation = "Flag this genre as egregiously wrong?"; LibraryThing.ltstrings.loader_messagesA = [ "Still Loading...", "A lot of thinking happening...", "It seems we may be here a while...", "Maybe you should start a book...", "In fact, maybe you should start writing a book...", "We have hit a writers block but we are still working on it..." ]; LibraryThing.ltstrings.datatables = { "emptyTable": "No data available in table", "info": "Showing _START_ to _END_ of _TOTAL_ entries", "infoEmpty": "Showing 0 to 0 of 0 entries", "infoFiltered": "(filtered from _MAX_ total entries)", "lengthMenu": "Show _MENU_ entries", "loadingRecords": "Loading...", "processing": "Processing...", "search": "Search:", "zeroRecords": "No matching records found", "paginate": { "first": "First", "last": "Last", "next": "Next", "previous": "Previous" }, "aria": { "sortAscending": ": activate to sort column ascending", "sortDescending": ": activate to sort column descending" } }; LibraryThing.ltstrings.recs = { "filter": { "tagRemove": "Are you sure you want to enter tag remove mode?", "tagReset": "Are you sure you want to reset your default tags?", } }; </script> <script src="https://image.librarything.com/js/jquery-1.8.0.min.js?v=2" type="text/javascript" flag_fte="1" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/mmlog.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/prototype/1.7.0.0/prototype.js" type="text/javascript" flag_fte="1" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/scriptaculous/1.8.1/scriptaculous.js" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/scriptaculous/1.8.1/effects.js" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/scriptaculous/1.8.1/dragdrop.js" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/scriptaculous/1.8.1/controls.js" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js/lt_utility.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/menuBuilder.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/basics1.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/basicajax.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/lt_lightbox.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/hack_base_2013_1.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">if (window.jQuery && (typeof $J == 'undefined')) { $J = jQuery.noConflict();} </script><link data-bundle="ind_bundle_fonts" rel="stylesheet" href="https://image.librarything.com/css/fontawesome6.4.2/css/all.min.css?v=3" type="text/css" /><link data-bundle="ind_bundle_fonts" rel="stylesheet" href="https://image.librarything.com/css/lticon_fonts.css?v=3" type="text/css" /><link data-bundle="ind_bundle_addbooks_express" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com//css/addbooks_express.css?v=5297" type="text/css"><script data-bundle="ind_bundle_addbooks_express" src="https://www.librarything.com//js2/addbooks_express.js?v=5297" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script><script data-bundle="ind_bundle_addbooks_express" src="https://www.librarything.com//js2/collections.js?v=5297" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script><script data-bundle="ind_bundle_addbooks_express" src="https://www.librarything.com//js2/ratings.js?v=5297" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script><link data-bundle="ind_bundle_toast_notifications" rel="stylesheet" href="https://image.librarything.com/css/toastify.css?v=3" type="text/css" /><link data-bundle="ind_bundle_toast_notifications" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com//css/lt2_toastify.css?v=5297" type="text/css"><script data-bundle="ind_bundle_toast_notifications" src="https://image.librarything.com/js2/toastify.js?v=2" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script><link data-bundle="ind_bundle_lightbox" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.librarything.com//css/lt_lightbox2020.css?v=5297" type="text/css"><script data-bundle="ind_bundle_lightbox" src="https://image.librarything.com/js2/imagesloaded.pkgd.js?v=2" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script><script data-bundle="ind_bundle_lightbox" src="https://www.librarything.com//js2/lt_lightbox2020.js?v=5297" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script><script data-bundle="ind_bundle_lightbox" src="https://www.librarything.com//js2/lt_maxbox.js?v=5297" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> if (!LibraryThing) { var LibraryThing = {}; //new function() {}; } LibraryThing.divotUp = '<span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">►</span>'; LibraryThing.divotDown = '<span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span>'; LibraryThing.workpage = {}; LibraryThing.workpage.work = 11879; LibraryThing.workpage.bookID = 0; LibraryThing.workpage.confirmDelete = "Delete this book?"; LibraryThing.workpage.confirmDeleteAll = "Delete this book from all collections?"; LibraryThing.workpage.saving = "saving"; LibraryThing.workpage.loading = "Loading..."; LibraryThing.workpage.confirm = "Confirm?"; LibraryThing.workpage.coversOff = false; LibraryThing.workpage.confirmCoverChoice = "Choose this cover? This will change your book's ISBN."; LibraryThing.workpage.confirmCoverSimple = "Choose this cover?"; LibraryThing.workpage.coverChangeGoto = ""; LibraryThing.workpage.rejectAndDeleteAuthor = "Reject and delete this author?"; LibraryThing.workpage.workCRC = "855705865"; LibraryThing.workpage.referrer = ""; var removeRelationshipConfirm = "Are you sure?"; var oscchoice = 0; var work = 11879; var bookID = 0; var urltogoto = null; var hoverTimer = null; var selectedCoverID = null; // ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN MOVED TO work.js function load_externalresources( theid ) { var params = { height: 600, width: 700 }; var url = '/ajax_externalresources.php?id=' + theid; LibraryThing.lightbox.ajax(url, params); return false; } function si_info( coverid ) { if (typeof coverid === 'undefined') { var myArray = selectedCoverID.split('_'); } else { var myArray = coverid.split('_'); } covertype = myArray[0]; theid = myArray[1]; var params = { height: 700, width: 975 }; var url = '/ajax_coverinfo.php?covertype='+covertype+'&id=' + theid + '&book=' + bookID + '&work=' + work; LibraryThing.lightbox.ajax(url, params); return false; } function positionclosebox() { LBlocation = $('LT_LB').cumulativeOffset(); LBsize = $('LT_LB').getDimensions(); $('closeboxicon').style.left = (LBlocation[0] + LBsize.width - 16) + 'px'; $('closeboxicon').style.top = (LBlocation[1] - 11) + 'px'; $('closeboxicon').show(); } function si_choose( optionalid ) { if (typeof optionalid === 'undefined') { var myArray = selectedCoverID.split('_'); } else { var myArray = optionalid.split('_'); } if( myArray[0] == 'cc' ) { changeCover(0, myArray[1], bookID); } if( myArray[0] == 'am' ) { changeCover(1, myArray[1], bookID); } } function book_deletebook(bookid) { //return confirm('Delete this book?'); if (confirm("Delete this book from all collections?")) { var tabs = $('book_bookInformationSection'); if (tabs) { LTSetOpacity(tabs, 0.3); } window.location = '/deletebook.php?deleteid='+bookid+'&referpage='; } } function changeCover(amazon,changeto,book) { if(amazon) { var confirmmsg = "Choose this cover? This will change your book's ISBN."; } else { var confirmmsg = "Choose this cover?"; } if (confirm(confirmmsg)) { window.location = '/changecover.php?amazon='+amazon+'&changeto=' + changeto + '&book=' + book + '&return=%2Fwork%2F11879%2F'; } } function showTopicTable(mode,sort,offset) { currentid = 'topictable'; if (!currentMode) { currentMode = 'all'; } if (!currentSort) { currentSort = 0; } if (mode != currentMode) { //document.getElementById(currentMode).style.fontWeight = 'normal'; //document.getElementById(mode).style.fontWeight = 'bold'; setCookie("cookie_talkmode", mode, false); currentMode = mode; } if ((sort != currentSort) && (sort > -1)) { setCookie("cookie_talksort", sort, false); currentSort = sort; } createXMLHttpRequest(); xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleStateChange; var URL = "/ajaxinc_topictable.php?mode="+mode; URL = URL + '&w=11879'; if (sort > -1) { URL = URL + "&sort=" + sort; } URL = URL + "&offset=" + offset; URL = URL + "&obeysort=1"; xmlHttp.open("GET", URL, true); xmlHttp.send(null); idtohide = "loading"; document.getElementById("loading").style.display = 'block'; } function showall(lang) { $('relatedtagsarea'+lang).innerHTML = ''; if (!lang) { $('loader').show(); } var url = "/ajaxinc_showbooktags.php"; var params = "work=11879&all=1&print=1&doit=1&lang="+lang; basic_ajax( url, params, function(r) { $('relatedtagsarea'+lang).innerHTML = r.responseText; if (!lang) { $('loader').hide(); } }); } function change_swapcolumnpreference(checkbox) { currentid = 'swapspan'; createXMLHttpRequest(); xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleStateChange; if (checkbox.checked) { var URL = "/ajax_changeswapcolumnprefs.php?checked=1" } else { var URL = "/ajax_changeswapcolumnprefs.php?checked=0"; } xmlHttp.open("GET", URL, true); xmlHttp.send(null); document.getElementById("swapspan").innerHTML = " (saving)"; } // following added csd because it got left out of redesign of works page. function loadlanguages(lang, lang2, lang_original) { currentid = 'languagediv'; //Ajax thing createXMLHttpRequest(); xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleStateChange; xmlHttp.open("GET", "/ajax_cardedit_loadlanguages.php?lang="+lang+"&lang2="+lang2+"&lang_original="+lang_original, true); xmlHttp.send(null); document.getElementById("loading").innerHTML = "Loading..."; } function loadScore(work) { var url = '/ajax_willilikeit.php?work=' + work; basic_ajax_updater(url, null, 'score'); return false; } function ajax_work_makeworkCloud(work, check) { var url = '/ajax_work_makeworkCloud.php?work=' + work + '&check=' + check; basic_ajax_updater( url, null, 'ajax_work_makeworkCloud' ); } var clickedISBN=''; var removeRelationshipConfirm = "Are you sure?"; function sizeImage() { var mainCoverWidth = $J('#mainCover').width(); var mainCoverHeight = $J('#mainCover').height(); if(mainCoverWidth == 1 && mainCoverHeight == 1) { var imageUrl = $J('#mainCover').attr('src'); var url = "/ajax_problemcoverreporter.php?cover="+imageUrl; basic_ajax_updater(url, null, 'problemcoverreporter'); } } function onchange_upgradeauthors() { var upgradeauthors = $('upgradeauthors').getValue(); if(upgradeauthors == 1) { $('otherauthorsnewformat').show(); $('otherauthorsnewformat_warning').show(); } else { $('otherauthorsnewformat').hide(); $('otherauthorsnewformat_warning').hide(); } } function load_popularcovers(work,book) { var url = '/ajaxinc_popularcovers.php?work=' + work + '&book=' + book; basic_ajax_updater(url, null, 'popularcovers'); } function load_coverlist(suffix, showall, work, book) { var theid = 'coverlist' + suffix; var dimensions = $(theid).getDimensions(); var params = { work: work, book: book, width: dimensions.width, showall: showall }; var callback; var url = '/ajaxinc_coverlist' + suffix + '.php'; basic_ajax_updater(url, params, theid, callback); return false; } //Getting the "other" thing working. function onchange_otherauthors_role(id) { var menu = $("role" + id); if (menu.options.selectedIndex == (menu.options.length - 1)) { var userenteredtext = window.prompt("Please enter a role for this person:",""); if (userenteredtext) { var lastoption = menu.options.length; menu.options[lastoption-2] = new Option(userenteredtext,userenteredtext); menu.options[lastoption-1] = new Option('--------------',''); menu.options[lastoption] = new Option('Other...',''); menu.options.selectedIndex = lastoption-2; } } } function otherAuthorDelete(id) { var didconfirm = confirm("Reject and delete this author?"); if (didconfirm) { var url = "/ajax_otherauthors_delete.php?id=" + id + "&check=855705865"; basic_ajax_updater(url, null, "currentotherauthor"); } return false; } function otherAuthorDelete_primary(id) { var didconfirm = confirm("Reject and delete this author?"); if (didconfirm) { var url = "/ajax_otherauthors_delete_primary.php?id=" + id + "&check=855705865"; basic_ajax_updater(url, null, "currentotherauthor"); } return false; } function otherAuthorConfirm( work, wtoa_aid, ticktype, status ) { var didconfirm = confirm("Confirm?"); if (didconfirm) { var url = "/ajax_otherauthors_otherAuthorConfirm.php?work="+work+"&wtoa_aid="+wtoa_aid+"&ticktype="+ticktype+"&status="+status; basic_ajax_updater_loading(url, null, "currentotherauthor"); } return false; } </script> </head><body class="workpage cklt2 ie6or7 ie7or8 ie ie7 lt1" onload="sizeImage();"><a class="anchor" name="top"></a><a class="anchor" name="t"></a><div id="masthead" class="ie6or7 ie7or8 ie ie7 lt1 "> <a href="/" target="_top"> <div id="masthead_logo_wordmark"> <img id="masthead_lt_logo" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/LT-logo-square-75-bw-w2.png" alt="LT" height="75px" width="75px"/>   </div> </a> <div id="tabs"> <a class="sitenav_item g1" data-icon="" id="masttab_home" href="/" target="_top">Home</a><a class="sitenav_item g3" id="masttab_groups" href="/ngroups" target="_top">Groups</a><a class="sitenav_item g3 spacer_after" id="masttab_talk" href="/talk" target="_top">Talk</a><a class="sitenav_item g4" id="masttab_more" href="/more" target="_top">More</a><a class="sitenav_item g4" id="masttab_z" href="/zeitgeist" target="_top">Zeitgeist</a> </div> <div id="mast_alt"> <div id="mastsearch"> <form action="/search.php" method="GET" target="_top" id="sbarform" name="sbarform"> <div id="mastsearch_container"> <input type="text" id="mastsearch_query" tabindex="1" placeholder="Search site" name="term"> <img id="mastsearch_glass" title="Search Site" alt="Search Site" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/sbar_4.png" srcset="https://image.librarything.com/pics/sbar_4@2x.png 2x, https://image.librarything.com/pics/sbar_4@3x.png 3x" height="12px" width="12px" onclick="document.sbarform.submit();"/> </div> </form> </div> <div id="mastuser"> <ul> <li class="mastuseritem"><a id="mastheadSigninLink" href="/" target="_top">Sign in / Join</a></li><li class="mastuseritem"><a href="#" onclick="languagelist(0,0,0); return false;"><i class="fa-solid fa-globe"></i> English</a></li><li class="mastuseritem"><a href="https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/HelpThing:Work/" target="_top">Help</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="mast_rule"></div> <ul id="languagechoice" style="display:none;" onmouseover="languagemenu=true;" onmouseout="languagemenu=false;setTimeout(function(){if (!languagemenu) {document.getElementById('languagechoice').style.display='none';}},1000);"></ul></div><div id="sitemessage2" class="sitemessage2 message "><div id="sitemessage2_interior"><div class="sitemessage_content"><i class="fas fa-gift santathing-msg-icon"></i> <a href="/santathing.php" class="alwaysblue">Come participate in SantaThing, our yearly gift-giving tradition!</a></div><a class="dismiss ltbtn2" onclick="d2013.message.bloop(1, 'd2013_accept'); dismiss_alert(61);" id="sitemessage_close">dismiss</a></div></div><div id="gdpr_notice" class=""><button class="btn" id="gdpr_closebutton" onclick="gdpr_notice_clicked();return false;">I Agree</button><div id="gdpr_content">This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our <a href="/privacy" class="alwaysblue">Terms of Service and Privacy Policy</a>. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.</div></div></div> </div><div id="gbss"> <h1>Results from Google Books</h1> <p>Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.</p> <div id="gbss_content"></div> </div><div class="content summary"><input type="hidden" name="cgtag_lb_title" value="CoverGuess Tags" id="cgtag_lb_title" class="" ><input type="hidden" name="work" value="11879" id="work" class="" > <table class="wrapper" width="100%" border=0> <col width="160"> <col> <col width="210"> <tr> <td class="left"><div id="maincover"><a href="#" onclick="si_info('isbn_0143105558'); return false;"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/fugue21/magnifier-left.png" class="icon"></a><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX180_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX360_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX540_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" /></div><div class="leftnav workleftnav alwaysblue noline"><ul><li class="first selected"><a href="/work/11879/summary">Main page</a></li> <li class="gap"><a href="/work/11879/workdetails">Work details</a></li> <li class="gap"><a href="/work/11879/reviews">Reviews</a> <span class="count">(29)</span></li> <li ><a href="/work/11879/recommendations">Recommendations</a></li> <li ><a href="/work/11879/members">Members</a></li> <li ><a href="/work/11879/descriptions">Descriptions</a></li> <li ><a href="/work/11879/conversations">Conversations</a> <span class="count">(92)</span></li> <li ><a href="/work/11879/commonknowledge">Common Knowledge</a></li> <li ><a href="/work/11879/popularity">Popularity</a></li> <li ><a href="/work/11879/covers">Cover images</a></li> <li ><a href="/work/11879/editions">Editions</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td class="middle" id="middleColumn"> <div id="loading">Loading...</div><div class="headsummary"><h1>The Honorary Consul <span class="date">(1973)</span></h1><h2>by <a href="/author/greenegraham-1">Graham Greene</a><hr></h2><div class="authorsandseries"><h3><b>Other authors:</b> See the <a href="#otherauthors">other authors</a> section.</h3></div></div><div class="wslcontainer"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="wsltable"><tr class="wslheader"><td width="18%" class="firstchild">Members</td><td width="18%">Reviews</td><td width="18%">Popularity</td><td width="22%">Average rating</td><td width="25%" class="lastchild">Mentions</td></tr><tr class="wslcontent"><td valign="middle" class="firstchild"><a href="/work/11879/members">2,185</a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="/work/11879/reviews">29</a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="/work/11879/popularity">7,709</a></td><td valign="middle"><nobr><a href="/work/11879/members"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss8.gif" style="margin-bottom: -2px;"></a> <span class="dark_hint">(3.81)</span></nobr></td><td valign="middle" class="lastchild"><a href="/work/11879/conversations">92</a></td></tr><tr class="wslcontent wslsummary"><td colspan="7" class="lastchild"><div class="" >Relates the story of the politically motivated kidnapping of Charlie Fortnum, a minor British functionary in Argentina.</div class="" ></td></tr></table></div><div id="workpagesort_10" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><div class="sectionhead_rbutcontainer"><span style="font-size:9px;font-weight:normal;"><a value="all members" value="all members" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn ltbtn-button-float-right btn-tiny btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/work/11879/members/" ><span class="btntxt">all members</span></a></span></div><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'members', 'u_fe2ed336', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Members</span><span class="sectionTitleST"></span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_fe2ed336" style="display:block;"><table class="wstable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td class="label memberlistLabel"><span style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;">Recently added by</span></td><td class="wide memberlistvalue" id="u_654d2038"><a href="/profile/Kathleen828">Kathleen828</a>, <a href="/profile/RWVLibraries">RWVLibraries</a>, <a href="/profile/ctsr">ctsr</a>, <a href="/profile/Flannel10">Flannel10</a>, <a href="/profile/Pphuyel10">Pphuyel10</a>, <a href="/profile/shanehooper">shanehooper</a>, <a href="/profile/AyreSolidarioHuelva">AyreSolidarioHuelva</a>, <a href="/profile/dmmjlllt">dmmjlllt</a></td></tr><tr><td class="label memberlistLabel"><span style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;">Legacy Libraries</span></td><td class="wide memberlistvalue" id="u_6bdd06b6"><a href="/profile/GrahamGreene">Graham Greene</a>, <a href="/profile/AnthonyBurgess">Anthony Burgess</a>, <a href="/profile/Eeva-Liisa_Manner">Eeva-Liisa Manner</a></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="workpagesort_20" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><div class="sectionhead_rbutcontainer"><button id="u_256560df_snb" value="numbers" value="numbers" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn ltbtn-button-float-right btn-tiny btn-default" type="button" role="button" onclick="tagcloud_showTagNumbers('u_256560df'); return false;" style="margin-right: 1em;" ><span class="btntxt">numbers</span></button><button id="u_256560df_sab" value="show all" value="show all" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn ltbtn-button-float-right btn-tiny btn-default" type="button" role="button" onclick="LibraryThing.work.showallTags('u_256560df', '11879', ''); return false;" ><span class="btntxt">show all</span></button></div><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'tags', 'u_256560df', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Tags</span></div><div class="qelcontent tagcloudContainer" id="u_256560df" style="display:block;font-family:Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-serif;"><div id="ajax_work_makeworkCloud"></div></div></div><div id="u_2c43bc94" class="quickedit light"><div class="nav"><div class="sectionhead_rbutcontainer"><div id="chrome_u_1f846440"><a href="#" onclick="return bsplay.aj('u_c696817e','u_1f846440','combo',0,0,1);"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/bsplay-0-light.png" class="icon1213 iconflip bsplay0"></a><a href="#" onclick="return bsplay.aj('u_c696817e','u_1f846440','combo',1,0,1);"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/bsplay-1-light.png" class="icon1213 iconflip bsplay1"></a></div></div><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'recs', 'u_1f846440', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>LibraryThing Recommendations</span></div></div><div id="u_1f846440" style="display:block" class="qelcontent_bsplay" ><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/fbloader.gif" class="fbloader"></div><div id="workpagesort_35" class="quickedit light flipped"><a name="memberrecs"></a><div class="nav"><div class="sectionhead_rbutcontainer"><button id="u_20896242_snb" value="refresh" value="refresh" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn ltbtn-button-float-right btn-tiny btn-default" type="button" role="button" onclick="ajax_memberrecommendations(11879, 25); return false;" ><span class="btntxt">refresh</span></button></div><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'memberrecs', 'u_20896242', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Member recommendations</span><span class="sectionTitleST"></span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_20896242" style="display:block;"><div id="memberrecommendations" class="simpleSection"><ol class="memberrecommendations"><li><div class="thumbvoter" id="vote_6_68978"><span class="main"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up votethumb"></i>1<i class="far fa-thumbs-down votethumb"></i><span class="gray">0</span></span></div><a href="/work/18961" data-workid="18961" data-title="Smileys-People" class="" >Smiley's People</a> by <a href="/author/lecarrjohn">John le Carré</a> <span class="by">(<a href="/profile/John_Vaughan">John_Vaughan</a>)</span></li><li><div class="thumbvoter" id="vote_6_74837"><span class="main"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up votethumb"></i>1<i class="far fa-thumbs-down votethumb"></i><span class="gray">0</span></span></div><a href="/work/10110" data-workid="10110" data-title="Monsignor-Quixote" class="" >Monsignor Quixote</a> by <a href="/author/greenegraham">Graham Greene</a> <span class="by">(<a href="/profile/John_Vaughan">John_Vaughan</a>)</span></li><li><div class="thumbvoter" id="vote_6_70371"><span class="main"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up votethumb"></i><span class="gray">0</span><i class="far fa-thumbs-down votethumb"></i><span class="gray">0</span></span></div><a href="/work/558257" data-workid="558257" data-title="Inside-a-U-S-Embassy-How-the-Foreign-Service-Works-for-America" class="" >Inside a U.S. Embassy: How the Foreign Service Works for America</a> by <a href="/author/dormanshawn">Shawn Dorman</a> <span class="by">(<a href="/profile/John_Vaughan">John_Vaughan</a>)</span></li></ol></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_37" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'lists', 'u_0c3ac58c', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Lists</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_0c3ac58c" style="display:block"><div class="showmore" id="u_2e6f54bc"><div><a href="/list/508/all/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die">1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die</a> <span class="count">(591)</span></div><div><a href="/list/794/all/Best-Political-Fiction">Best Political Fiction</a> <span class="count">(15)</span></div><div><a href="/list/937/all/Global-Reads-Books-Set-South-and-Central-America">Global Reads: Books Set South and Central America</a> <span class="count">(10)</span></div><div class="showmore_showlink">» <a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_2e6f54bc')">6 more</a></div><div class="showmore_hide"><div><a href="/list/393/all/1970s">1970s</a> <span class="count">(154)</span></div><div><a href="/list/888/all/20th-Century-Literature">20th Century Literature</a> <span class="count">(575)</span></div><div><a href="/list/21379/all/1-001-BYMRBYD-Concensus">1,001 BYMRBYD Concensus</a> <span class="count">(389)</span></div><div><a href="/list/21223/all/Books-available-on-Open-Library">Books available on Open Library</a> <span class="count">(120)</span></div><div><a href="/list/20380/all/My-TBR">My TBR</a> <span class="count">(88)</span></div><div><a href="/list/44064/all/Publishers-Weekly-Bestsellers-Part-II-1940-1979"> Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers - Part II - 1940 - 1979</a> <span class="count">(301)</span></div></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_40" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'willilikeit', 'u_42e4fe1f', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Will you like it?</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_42e4fe1f" style="display:block;"><div id="score"><div class="score "> <div id="lbloading">Loading...</div> <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/score-disabled.gif" width="453" height="15"><div></div><p class="text" style="margin-top: 10px;"><a href="/">Sign up</a> for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.</p></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_45" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'abouts', 'u_e2e15636', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Conversations (About links)</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_e2e15636" style="display:block"><p>No current <a href="/talk">Talk</a> conversations about this book.</p><p><a href="/work/11879/conversations">» See also 92 mentions</a></div></div><div id="workpagesort_50" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'reviews', 'u_d6b0e71d', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Member reviews</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_d6b0e71d" style="display:block;"><div id="wp_reviews" name="reviews"><div class="workSection"><div class="review_showing_pages"></div><div id='mainreviews_reviewnav' class='reviewnav'><div class="languagepick"><b><a href="javascript:loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,3,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','',false,'eng', 'profile');">English</a> (24)</b>  <a href="javascript:loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,3,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','',false,'spa', 'profile');">Spanish</a> (2)  <a href="javascript:loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,3,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','',false,'dut', 'profile');">Dutch</a> (1)  <a href="javascript:loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,3,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','',false,'heb', 'profile');">Hebrew</a> (1)  <a href="javascript:loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,3,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','',false,'swe', 'profile');">Swedish</a> (1)  <a href="javascript:loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,3,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','',false,'all', 'profile');">All languages</a> (29)</div><div class="right"><strong><a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,3,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','',false, null, 'profile');return false;">date<span class="sortArrow"> ▼</span></a></strong> | <a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,2,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','',false, null, 'profile'); return false;">votes</a></div>Showing 1-5 of 24 (<a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',5,0,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','', false, null, 'profile'); return false;">next</a> | <a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,0,3,'wp_reviews',10000,'','11879','', false, null, 'profile'); return false;">show all</a>)</div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_254251913" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/11879" data-workid="11879" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>A non-official British Consul who has been existing relatively unnoticed in a small town in Argentina is kidnapped accidentally by Paraguayan rebels who had intended to kidnap the American ambassador to Argentina. Doctor Eduardo Plarr, as a friend of the Honorary Consul, Charley, and also a friend to the rebels from before he left Paraguay, is torn between his past allegiances and his present connections. To make matters more complicate Plarr is also having an affair with the Consul’s young wife Clara, a former prostitute, who is now pregnant, perhaps with Plarr’s child. <br>While this novel was not as satisfying for me as many of his other books, this was still an enjoyable novel. This book continues to explore the theme of Catholicism, looking at the essence of Catholicism, whether marriage, rituals, etc., are vital to the religion, or whether when stripped of all these outward elements of the religion there is a core of belief which remains worthwhile. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss10.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_254251913" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_254251913"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_254251913" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_254251913" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_254251913"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/JBarringer" target="_top">JBarringer</a> | Dec 15, 2023 | <a href="/review/254251913"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_245310053" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/11879" data-workid="11879" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>2.5<br><br>Perhaps it's because I'm in a bitter and miserable mood, but this felt like a particularly bitter and miserable novel. It isn't unlike Greene's other work: An affair, a political misunderstanding, guilt, catholic symbolism, miserable people doing miserable things and the whole thing lined with dark, British wit. This is typical Greene from front to back. The set-up is solid and there are some great lines and scenes, but I generally found the characters to be too unlikeable and unsympathetic. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for the usual moping. <br><br>I'm finding it more and more baffling that a line is drawn between Greene's "entertainments" and his "serious" novels, because I can hardly see a difference most of the time. None of his "thrillers" are page-turners and all of his books (that I have read) are lined with sub-text and asides and indulge to some extent. <i>The Honorary Consul</i> is particularly heavy-handed at points and not something I would put into the same camp as, say, <i>The Ministry of Fear</i>, <i>The Third Man</i> or <i>Our Man in Havana</i> (all of which are among his better-paced and more "exciting" efforts). I've seen <i>The Honorary Consul</i> dumped into both categories; but I think such a divide is futile, dismissive of some of Greene's best novels, and somewhat patronising towards other author's works that would be considered less "literary" by comparison. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss4.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_245310053" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_245310053"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_245310053" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_245310053" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_245310053"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/TheScribblingMan" target="_top">TheScribblingMan</a> | Jul 29, 2023 | <a href="/review/245310053"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_228375064" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/11879" data-workid="11879" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div><i>“A voice announced the station and the news bulletin, and news of Charley Fortnum took first place. A British Consul – the speaker left out the qualifying and diminishing adjective [honorary] – had been kidnapped. There was no mention of the American Ambassador…. The omission lent Charley a certain importance. It made him sound worth kidnapping.”</i><br><br>Set in northern Argentina in the early 1970s, a group of rebels mistakenly kidnaps Honorary British Consul Charley Fortnum, mistaking him for the American Ambassador. They demand the release of political prisoners in return for his safety, not realizing that he is not important enough to give them much leverage. Protagonist Eduardo Plarr is a local doctor whose father is English, and mother is Argentinian. He grew up in Paraguay and attended school with one of the kidnappers, ex-priest León Rivas. Plarr is having an affair with Fortnum’s wife, a former prostitute. He has not heard from his father, believed to be a political prisoner, in many years. <br><br>The kidnappers end up together in a hut with Charley and the doctor. The reader is drawn along to find out what happens to Charley. It does not look good for him. The British government officials do not appear to be very concerned and do not want to succumb to extortion. Though Plarr claims to not love or care for anyone, he takes extreme actions out of compassion. <br><br><i>“Doctor Plarr thought: the desperadoes! That is what the papers would call them. A failed poet, an excommunicated priest, a pious woman, a man who weeps. For heaven’s sake let this comedy end in comedy. None of us are suited to tragedy.”</i><br><br>Primary themes include love, justice, and faith. As in many of Greene’s books, there is much discussion of religion. The story is full of irony. Despite being full of rather unlikeable people, this novel inspires deep thinking and, possibly, even hope.<br> <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss8.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_228375064" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_228375064"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_228375064" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_228375064" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_228375064"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Castlelass" target="_top">Castlelass</a> | Oct 30, 2022 | <a href="/review/228375064"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_207635949" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/11879" data-workid="11879" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>An atheist doctor? A former priest with wavering faith? An exotic, isolated setting with whiskey sodden British expats? Check all these. In “The Honorary Consul” the local characters are as vivid as the expat Brits, something not always the case with Greene. (Although, I think he did a good job in his African novels of not assuming to know what the African characters were thinking.) Two of the three Englishmen here aren’t really expats at all. Born in Paraguay to a British father and local mother, Doctor Plarr is our atheist. Born in Argentina to British parents, Charlie Fortnam is the honorary British consul in a small town on the Paraná river in Northeast Argentina. The only other Brit in town is Doctor Humphries, a grumpy teacher of literature whose background we are not sure of, but he was probably born in England. I found it true even in the early 21st century that Anglo-Argentinians held fast to a 'colonial era' English accent and customs, like five o’clock gin and tonics, not maintained among British descendants in my part of the world. So the idea of a locally born Englishman not quite fitting in that Greene introduces rings true.<br><br>The setting seems to be based on Formosa (I've got that wrong it was Corrientes a bit further south), capital of the oppressively hot Formosa province - a million miles away from the cosmopolitan capital Buenos Aires, where Doctor Plarr’s Paraguayan mother grows fat on dulce de leche. I don’t know how long Greene was in Argentina, the novel is dedicated to Victoria Ocampo, an Argentine writer he stayed with. He refers vaguely to the political troubles in Argentina in the early 70s, the period just before the return of Perón. (Quickly followed by his death, his wife taking over and the subsequent military dictatorship.) Over the Paraná river is Paraguay - under control of the American backed dictator, General Stroessner. In a muddle up Charlie gets kidnapped by Paraguayan rebels hoping for an exchange of prisoners; the American Ambassador was the real target. The British government isn’t eager to get involved, Charlie is a sixty year old ‘honorary’ consul and alcoholic - worse still he has recently married Clara, a young prostitute - not a becoming image at all. He lives by growing maté and importing cars and then selling them on - flaunting the diplomatic rights he doesn't actually have. <br><br>The intellectual conversations at Clara’s (former) brothel between Plarr and local writer Doctor Saavedra are amusing - and Saavedra comes off as a joke, a man obsessed with machismo - until we see that he lives in poverty and Plarr gives him grudging respect for devoting his life to literature. Greene’s idea of Argentine machismo is accurate in its knife fights, but also seems mixed up with the Mexican version which is more pervasive than the Argentine one.<br><br>The kidnappers are known to Plarr, who is involved because his British father is a political prisoner in Paraguay. Plarr lacks the faith and personal morality of the head kidnapper, his ex-classmate former priest Rivas, but is a doctor committed to the poor - he resembles Dr. Colin the atheist doctor treating lepers in Greene’s “A Burnt Out Case”. In both novels Greene seems to be debating with himself the merits of the man of faith and the practical man who tries to save lives rather than souls. The saving of souls is a much more tortuous business because it raises the possibility of personal damnation? The pace never drops off much in this book - it didn’t get bogged down in Catholic theology and moral debate (although there is certainly a sufficient amount of these). There is a fair deal of humour too. I was just in the right mood for this novel - so a subjective five stars. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss10.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_207635949" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_207635949"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_207635949" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_207635949" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_207635949"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/FEBeyer" target="_top">FEBeyer</a> | Oct 25, 2021 | <a href="/review/207635949"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_192373846" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/11879" data-workid="11879" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0143105558.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>El cónsul honorario (en inglés The Honorary Consul) es una novela del escritor británico Graham Greene.<br><br>La novela se desarrolla en la década de 1970, en la ciudad argentina de Corrientes, en el Litoral de la República Argentina, donde el narrador, hijo de un diplomático inglés y una señora paraguaya, se desempeña como médico y se conecta con la pequeña comunidad de residentes británicos.<br><br>Las descripciones permiten al lector un acercamiento muy vívido a aquella zona del litoral, a los enfrentamientos políticos y, como suele darse en las novelas del autor, al enfrentamiento interno de un cura católico entre su fe y su actuación en el mundo.<br><br>Un gran amigo y un conocido de la niñez del narrador planean el secuestro del embajador norteamericano, de visita por la ciudad, para usarlo como eje de negociación de la liberación de algunos presos políticos. Sin embargo, por un error en la ejecución, terminan tomando prisionero a una figura menor, un cónsul honorario británico.<br><br>Involucrado en el asunto no solo por haber provisto datos pertinentes a los secuestradores sino también por el amorío que sostiene con la mujer de quien termina siendo capturado, el personaje principal queda atrapado en una red de lealtades traicionadas y sostenidas de difícil escapatoria.<br><br>El autor se inspiró en el secuestro auténtico del cónsul paraguayo Waldemar Sánchez ocurrido en marzo de 1970 mientras Greene estaba de visita en Argentina.<br><br>Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins, Joaquim de Almeida y Elpidia Carrillo fueron algunos de los actores que participaron en la película The Honorary Consul (1983), filmada en escenarios naturales de la ciudad y el puerto de Veracruz, así como en la región de Los Tuxtlas, México.</div><div id="rfd_192373846" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_192373846"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_192373846" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_192373846" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_192373846"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/ArchivoPietro" target="_top">ArchivoPietro</a> | Nov 16, 2020 | <a href="/review/192373846"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class='reviewnav'><div class="right"><strong><a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,3,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','',false, null, 'profile');return false;">date<span class="sortArrow"> ▼</span></a></strong> | <a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,2,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','',false, null, 'profile'); return false;">votes</a></div>Showing 1-5 of 24 (<a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',5,0,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','11879','', false, null, 'profile'); return false;">next</a> | <a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,0,3,'wp_reviews',10000,'','11879','', false, null, 'profile'); return false;">show all</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_53" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><div class="sectionhead_rbutcontainer" style="float: right;"><span class="sectionTitleHelp"><span class="sectionTitleHelp"><a href="https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Published_Reviews" class="blacklink" title="Help"><img style="vertical-align:middle;" class="helpIcon" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/helpq.png" alt="?"></a></span></span></div> <a name="publishedreviews"></a><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'mediareviews', 'u_4bcd9b02', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Published reviews</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_4bcd9b02" style="display:block;"><div id="mediareviews_container"><div id="mediareviews">no reviews | <a href="#" onclick="LibraryThing.mediareviews.edit({'workid':'11879'});return false;">add a review</a></div> </div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_56" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><a name="otherauthors"></a><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'otherauthors', 'u_6d72c0df', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Other authors</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_6d72c0df" style="display:block;"><div id="otherauthors_container"><p style="margin-top: 5px !important;"><a href="javascript:otherauthors_edit(11879)">» Add other authors (16 possible)</a></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="otherauthor"><tr class="head"><td>Author name</td><td>Role</td><td>Type of author</td><td>Work?</td><td>Status</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/author/greenegraham">Graham Greene</a></td><td>—</td><td>primary author</td><td>all editions</td><td>calculated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/author/fiorigabriella">Fiori, Gabriella</a></td><td>Translator</td><td>secondary author</td><td>some editions</td><td>confirmed</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/author/pigottsmithtim">Pigott-Smith, Tim</a></td><td>Narrator</td><td>secondary author</td><td>some editions</td><td>confirmed</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/author/schaaphwj">Schaap, H.W.J.</a></td><td>Translator</td><td>secondary author</td><td>some editions</td><td>confirmed</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/author/trnellaida">Törnell, Aida</a></td><td>Translator</td><td>secondary author</td><td>some editions</td><td>confirmed</td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_57" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'relationships', 'u_e75bc590', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Series and work relationships</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_e75bc590" style="display:block;"><div id="seriesforwork_container"><h2>Belongs to Publisher Series</h2><div class="showmore" id="u_8e33ce6e"><div><a href="/nseries/256075/Keltainen-kirjasto" class="" >Keltainen kirjasto</a> (113)</div><div><a href="/nseries/273733/Gli-Oscar-Mondadori-Narrativa" class="" >Gli Oscar Mondadori - Narrativa</a> (667)</div><div><a href="/nseries/256047/Penguin-Classics" class="" >Penguin Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/260597/Penguin-Twentieth-Century-Classics" class="" >Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256293/rororo" class="" >rororo</a> (1911)</div><div><a href="/nseries/257042/Scrittori-italiani-e-stranieri-%5BMondadori%5D" class="" >Scrittori italiani e stranieri [Mondadori]</a></div><div class="showmore_showlink"> — <a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_8e33ce6e')">1 more</a></div><div class="showmore_hide"><div><a href="/nseries/256079/Vintage-Classics" class="" >Vintage Classics</a></div></div></div></div><div id="relationships_container"><h2>Is contained in</h2><div id="u_7e33fca8" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="10475042" href="/work/10475042">The Honorary Consul / Doctor Fischer of Geneva, or the Bomb Party</a> by <a data-authorid="greenegraham-1" href="/author/greenegraham-1">Graham Greene</a></span></div></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_59" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'newaward', 'u_4b3cbaa1', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Awards and Honors</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_4b3cbaa1" style="display:block;"><div id="newawardforwork_container"><h2>Distinctions</h2><div id="u_b003ccee" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/1/New-York-Times-bestseller" class="" >New York Times bestseller</a> (<a href="/award/1.0.5/New-York-Times-bestseller-Fiction">Fiction</a> – <a href="/award/1.0.0.1973/New-York-Times-bestseller-1973">1973</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/33/Publishers-Weekly-Bestseller" class="" >Publishers Weekly Bestseller</a> (<a href="/award/33.0.5/Publishers-Weekly-Bestseller-Fiction">Fiction</a> – <a href="/award/33.0.0.1973/Publishers-Weekly-Bestseller-1973">1973</a>)</div></div></div><h2>Notable Lists</h2><div id="u_c94b030d" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15/1001-boeken-die-je-gelezen-moet-hebben%21" class="" >1001 boeken die je gelezen moet hebben!</a> (<a href="/award/15.0.0.365574/1001-boeken-die-je-gelezen-moet-hebben%21-editie-2017">editie 2017</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/2/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die</a> (<a href="/award/2.0.0.366073/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die-2006%25252F2008%25252F2010%25252F2012-Edition">2006/2008/2010/2012 Edition</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/7/1001-b%C3%B6cker-du-m%C3%A5ste-l%C3%A4sa-innan-du-d%C3%B6r" class="" >1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Swedish)</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/72/I-Migliori-Libri-del-900" class="" >I Migliori Libri del '900</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_60" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><div class="sectionhead_rbutcontainer"><a value="view history" value="view history" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn-tiny btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/commonknowledge/changelog.php?item=11879&type=1" ><span class="btntxt">view history</span></a></div><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'ck', 'u_47727400', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Common Knowledge</span><span class="sectionTitleST"></span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_47727400" style="display:block;"><div id="fwikiContainerTablediv"><table class="fwikiContainerTable ch1 " fn="inlineWikiItemsContent"> <tr> <td COLSPAN="2"> <div class="fwikiHint fwikiTopHint"><div class="fwikiWarningHint">You must <a href="/">log in</a> to edit Common Knowledge data.</div> For more help see the <a href="https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Common_Knowledge">Common Knowledge help page</a>. </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_canonicaltitle"></a>Canonical title</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_1ebb6872' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='21' name='u_1ebb6872' allowmultiple='0' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'canonicaltitle' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Authoritative title for a work in the language of the site you are on' ><div class='fwikiItem divcanonicaltitle'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=The+Honorary+Consul&f=21&exact=1&type=1">The Honorary Consul</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_originaltitle"></a>Original title</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_ef6ab1aa' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='41' name='u_ef6ab1aa' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'originaltitle' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The original title in the original language' ><div class='fwikiItem divoriginaltitle'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=The+Honorary+Consul&f=41&exact=1&type=1">The Honorary Consul</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_alternativetitles"></a>Alternative titles</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_aef9782a' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='42' name='u_aef9782a' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'alternativetitles' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Avoid titles already listed as the Canonical or Original titles as well as foreign-language titles available on the "Details" tab.' ><div class='fwikiItem divalternativetitles'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_originalpublicationdate"></a>Original publication date</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_6b0e509e' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='16' name='u_6b0e509e' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'originalpublicationdate' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '1952-12-30, 1933-10, 1902, or 120 BCE' ><div class='fwikiItem divoriginalpublicationdate'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1973&f=16&exact=1&type=1">1973</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_characternames"></a>People/Characters</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_3f7b2c0f' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='3' name='u_3f7b2c0f' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'characternames' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Enter each character's name in a separate box. Examples: Hermione Granger, Andrew Jackson, Oberon, St. Paul of Tarsus, or Zeus (Deity)' ><div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Eduardo+Plarr">Eduardo Plarr</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Humphries">Humphries</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Charles+Fortnum">Charles Fortnum</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Julio+Saavedra">Julio Saavedra</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Clara">Clara</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_placesmentioned"></a>Important places</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_bff6d834' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='2' name='u_bff6d834' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'placesmentioned' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "London, England", "The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, USA", "Hogwarts", "Alpha Centauri", "Hell"' ><div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Corrientes%2C+Argentina">Corrientes, Argentina</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_events"></a>Important events</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_f1190677' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='34' name='u_f1190677' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'events' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Great Fire of London (1666), Battle of the Bulge (1944|1945), Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963-11-22), Battle of Hoth' ><div class='fwikiItem divevents'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_movies"></a>Related movies</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_614a58cd' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='37' name='u_614a58cd' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'movies' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Blade Runner (1982), The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Three Musketeers (1993)' ><div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="The Honorary Consul (1983 | tt0085236)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=The+Honorary+Consul&f=37&exact=1&type=1">The Honorary Consul</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1983">1983</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085236/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr>     <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_epigraph"></a>Epigraph</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_f6648833' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='28' name='u_f6648833' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'epigraph' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The work's epigraph, "a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component." ' ><div class='fwikiItem divepigraph'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >'All things merge in one another - <br>good into evil, generosity into<br>justice, religion into politics . . . ' <br><br> ~ Thomas Hardy</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_dedication"></a>Dedication</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_83c28dd3' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='30' name='u_83c28dd3' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'dedication' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Author's dedication' ><div class='fwikiItem divdedication'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >For Victoria Ocampo with love, and in memory of the many happy weeks I have passed at San Isidro<br>and Mar del Plata.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_firstwords"></a>First words</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_cd6007e6' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='25' name='u_cd6007e6' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'firstwords' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The first sentence of the work.' ><div class='fwikiItem divfirstwords'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >Doctor Eduardo Plarr stood in the small port on the Parana, among the rails and yellow cranes, watching where a horizontal plume of smoke stretched over the Chaco.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_quotations"></a>Quotations</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_278aaf09' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='27' name='u_278aaf09' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'quotations' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Well-known, relevant or interesting quotations from the work; Quotation marks are unnecessary.' ><div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_lastwords"></a>Last words</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_0aca2c01' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='26' name='u_0aca2c01' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'lastwords' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The last sentence of the work. Content will be hidden unless clicked.' ><div class='fwikiItem divlastwords'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" id="u_d9273753" style="display: none; min-height:12px;" >He realised that never before had she been so close to him as she was now.</div><a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_d9273753')" id="link_u_d9273753">(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)</a><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_disambiguation"></a>Disambiguation notice</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_ae72c1d9' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='13' name='u_ae72c1d9' allowmultiple='0' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'disambiguation' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Clarifications to be used by future combiners and separators, or just as information.' ><div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_series"></a>Publisher's editors</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_68190d98' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='1' name='u_68190d98' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'literaryeditors' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Publisher's or acquiring editor' ><div class='fwikiItem divliteraryeditors'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_blubers"></a>Blurbers</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_b7456f68' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='29' name='u_b7456f68' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'blurbers' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Who blurbed the book? A blurb is defined as a super-short review, done before the book is published or reviewed professionally. As Rachael Donadio wrote, "Book blurbs are a tangled mass of friendships, rivalries, favors traded and debts repaid, not always in good faith." This field aims to capture that tangle! <b>Note:</b> Please enter only the names of people, not publications. Use the form: Lastname, Firstname.' ><div class='fwikiItem divblurbers'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_originallanguage"></a>Original language</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_e9d4f874' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='58' name='u_e9d4f874' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'originallanguage' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '' ><div class='fwikiItem divoriginallanguage'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=English&f=58&exact=1&type=1">English</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_canonicalddc"></a>Canonical DDC/MDS</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_aaaedaa9' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='61' name='u_aaaedaa9' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'canonicalddc' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Best consensus choice within the Melvil Decimal Classification System' ><div class='fwikiItem divcanonicalddc'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_canonicallcc"></a>Canonical LCC</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_321f88e4' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='66' name='u_321f88e4' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'canonicallcc' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Best consensus choice within the Library of Congress Classification system' ><div class='fwikiItem divcanonicallcc'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> </table></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_65" class="quickedit light flipped"><a class="nooffset" name="references"></a><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'references', 'u_fd684f7a', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>References</span></div><div class="qelcontent references alwaysblue" id="u_fd684f7a" style="display:block;"><p>References to this work on external resources.</p><h2><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/favicon_wikipedia.gif" class="icon">Wikipedia in English (1)</h2><div class="showmore" id="240032034"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="autotable"><tr><td style="width: 33%"><p><a href="#" onclick="return load_externalresources(108925);" rel="nofollow">The Honorary Consul</a></p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_80" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'desc', 'u_702f028d', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Book descriptions</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_702f028d" style="display:block;">Relates the story of the politically motivated kidnapping of Charlie Fortnum, a minor British functionary in Argentina.</div></div><div id="workpagesort_25" class="quickedit light"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'libdesc', 'u_f7614e59', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Library descriptions</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_f7614e59" style="display:block;"><p>No library descriptions found.</p></div></div><div id="workpagesort_70" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><div class="sectionhead_rbutcontainer"><span class="sectionTitleHelp"><a href="https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Common_Knowledge#LibraryThing_members.27_description" class="blacklink" title="Help"><img style="vertical-align:middle;" class="helpIcon" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/helpq.png" alt="?"></a></span></div><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'ckdesc', 'u_35aeb21c', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>LibraryThing members' description</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_35aeb21c" style="display:block;"> <div class="workSection"> <table class="fwikiContainerTable ch2"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel">Book description</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_7478fb32' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='14' name='u_7478fb32' allowmultiple='0' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'description' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'This is a general description. It is not a review.' ><div class='fwikiItem divdescription'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> </table></div> <a name="haiku"></a> <div class="workSection"> <table class="fwikiContainerTable ch2"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel">Haiku summary</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_840456ee' itemType='1' itemNum='11879' fieldType='57' name='u_840456ee' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'haikusummary' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Add a summary or other appreciation in haiku form (17 syllables; 5/7/5); include your member name in parentheses.' ><div class='fwikiItem divhaikusummary'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> </table></div> </div></div> </td> <td class="right"> <div class="greenbox ltauthor"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/badge-legacy-clipped.gif" width="60" height="57" class="logo"><div class="inside"><h2 class="first">Legacy Library: <nobr>Graham Greene</nobr></h2> <p>Graham Greene has a Legacy Library. Legacy libraries are the personal libraries of famous readers, entered by LibraryThing members from the <a href="/groups/iseedeadpeoplesbooks">Legacy Libraries</a> group.</p><p>See <a href="/profile/GrahamGreene">Graham Greene's legacy profile</a>.</p><p class="last">See <a href="/author/greenegraham">Graham Greene's author page</a>.</p></div></div><div class="greenbox currentdiscussions" style="position: relative;"><h2>Current Discussions</h2>None</div><div class="greenbox popularcovers"><h2>Popular covers</h2><div id="popularcovers"></div></div><div id="buyborrowswapbox" class="greenbox bluntbottom"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="100%"><tr><td><h2 class="first">Quick Links</h2></td><td width="20px"></td></tr></table><div class="quicklinks_in_greenbox"><div class="ql_printdisplay_line" bsm_code="500:395"><a href="javascript:eda(11879, 500, 395);"><img class="ql_iconthing flim" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/steps-1.gif?20"></a><a href="javascript:eda(11879, 500, 395);">Amazon.com</a> (<a href="#" blurb="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0143105558/ref=nosim/librarythin06-20" onclick="recordquicklink('https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fexec%2Fobidos%2FASIN%2F0143105558%2Fref%3Dnosim%2Flibrarythin06-20');">direct</a>)</div><div class="ql_printdisplay_line" bsm_code="500:388"><a href="javascript:eda(11879, 500, 388);"><img class="ql_iconthing flim" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/steps-1.gif?20"></a><a href="javascript:eda(11879, 500, 388);">Abebooks.com</a></div><div class="ql_printdisplay_line" bsm_code="800:6"><a href="javascript:edbp('http://www.amazon.com/');"><img class="ql_iconthing flim" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/steps-3.gif?20"></a><a href="javascript:edbp('http://www.amazon.com/');">Amazon Kindle</a> <span class="detail gray">(0 editions)</span></div><div class="ql_printdisplay_line" bsm_code="800:7"><a href="javascript:edbp('http://www.audible.com/');"><img class="ql_iconthing flim" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/steps-3.gif?20"></a><a href="javascript:edbp('http://www.audible.com/');">Audible</a> <span class="detail gray">(0 editions)</span></div><div class="ql_printdisplay_line" bsm_code="800:19"><a href="javascript:edbp('http://www.amazon.com/');"><img class="ql_iconthing flim" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/steps-3.gif?20"></a><a href="javascript:edbp('http://www.amazon.com/');">CD Audiobook</a> <span class="detail gray">(0 editions)</span></div><div class="ql_printdisplay_line" bsm_code="800:2"><a href="javascript:edbp('http://www.gutenberg.org');"><img class="ql_iconthing flim" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/steps-3.gif?20"></a><a href="javascript:edbp('http://www.gutenberg.org');">Project Gutenberg</a> <span class="detail gray">(0 editions)</span></div><div class="ql_printdisplay_line" bsm_code="800:0"><img class="ql_iconthing flim" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/steps-3.5-off.gif"><span class=" gtb-googlebooks-title">Google Books</span> — <span class="gbssummary">Loading...</span></div><div class="ql_printdisplay_line" bsm_code="700:1"><a href="javascript:eda(11879, 700, 1);"><img class="ql_iconthing flim" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/steps-1.gif?20"></a><a href="javascript:eda(11879, 700, 1);">WorldCat</a></div></div></div><div id="getthisbooklinks" class="greenbox blunttop"><div class="ql_printdisplay_line"><div class="ql_printdisplay_line"><a href="/work/11879/get#swap"><img class="ql_iconthing" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/fugue/arrow-circle-double.png" alt=""></a><a class="alwaysblue" href="/work/11879/get#swap">Swap</a> <span class="detail gray">(2 have, 33 want)</span></div></div></div><div class="greenbox genrething"><h2 class="first">Genres</h2><div id="genregreenbox"><div class="genreline"><div class="text"><a href="/genre/8/General-Fiction" class="" >General Fiction</a></div><div class="chartline2" style="min-width:200px;height:20px" ><span style="width:78.8%"></span></div></div> <div class="genreline"><div class="text"><a href="/genre/58/Fiction-and-Literature" class="" >Fiction and Literature</a></div><div class="chartline2" style="min-width:200px;height:20px" ><span style="width:78.8%"></span></div></div></div><h2 style="margin-top: 2em;" class="" >Melvil Decimal System (DDC)</h2><span class="cattype_label ddc"><a href="/mds/823.912">823.912</a></span><a class="bluelink cattype_item" href="/mds/823.912">Literature <span class="breadcrumb_separator">&rsaquo;</span> English <span class="breadcrumb_separator">&rsaquo;</span> English fiction <span class="breadcrumb_separator">&rsaquo;</span> Modern Period <span class="breadcrumb_separator">&rsaquo;</span> 1901-1999 <span class="breadcrumb_separator">&rsaquo;</span> 1901-1945</a><h2 class="" >LC Classification</h2><div class="cattype_item"><span class="cattype_label lcc"><a href="/lcc/PZ3.G8319" class="" >PZ3.G8319</a></span><span class="lccsch"><a href="/lcc/P" class="bluelink cattype_item" target="_top" ><span class="wording">Language and Literature</span></span></a> <span class="breadcrumb_separator">&rsaquo;</span> <span class="lccsch"><a href="/lcc/PZ" class="bluelink cattype_item" target="_top" ><span class="wording">Fiction and juvenile belles lettres</span></span></a> <span class="breadcrumb_separator">&rsaquo;</span> <span class="lccsch"><a href="/lcc/PZ1-90" class="bluelink cattype_item" target="_top" ><span class="wording">Fiction and juvenile belles lettres</span></span></a> <span class="breadcrumb_separator">&rsaquo;</span> <span class="lccsch"><a href="/lcc/PZ1-4" class="bluelink cattype_item" target="_top" ><span class="wording">Fiction in English</span></span></a></div></div> <div class="greenbox"> <h2>Rating</h2>Average: <nobr><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss8.gif" style="margin-bottom: -2px;"> <span class="work_hint">(3.81)</span></nobr><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 class="greenbar"><tr><td class='gbl'>0.5</td><td class='gbr'><tr><td class='gbl'>1</td><td class='gbr'><img src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/gb.gif' height=5 width=2> 2</td></tr><tr><td class='gbl'>1.5</td><td class='gbr'><img src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/gb.gif' height=5 width=1> 1</td></tr><tr><td class='gbl'>2</td><td class='gbr'><img src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/gb.gif' height=5 width=8> 10</td></tr><tr><td class='gbl'>2.5</td><td class='gbr'><img src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/gb.gif' height=5 width=4> 5</td></tr><tr><td class='gbl'>3</td><td class='gbr'><img src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/gb.gif' height=5 width=56> 66</td></tr><tr><td class='gbl'>3.5</td><td class='gbr'><img src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/gb.gif' height=5 width=29> 34</td></tr><tr><td class='gbl'>4</td><td class='gbr'><img src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/gb.gif' height=5 width=110> 130</td></tr><tr><td class='gbl'>4.5</td><td class='gbr'><img src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/gb.gif' height=5 width=5> 6</td></tr><tr><td class='gbl'>5</td><td class='gbr'><img src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/gb.gif' height=5 width=49> 58</td></tr></table> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <p style="clear: both;"> </p> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/card5.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/reviewMods.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js/work.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/commonknowledge/fwiki.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/book.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js/editreviews.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js/sharing.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/collections.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/work.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/booklocation.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com//js2/booklocation_lt2.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/catalogandworkpage.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com//js2/covers_lb.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/getItLocal.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com//js2/work_recommendations.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/autocomplete.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/bsplay.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/circulation.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/catalog_circulation.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://image.librarything.com/js/jquery-ui-1.12.1/jquery-ui.min.js?v=2" type="text/javascript" flag_fte="1" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/bsplay.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/section_reorder.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/jquery-extensions.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/jquery.ui.touch-punch.min.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/newcover_change.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/workbench.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js2/nseries.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.librarything.com/js/arbitrarypics.js?5297" flag_fte="2" static_host="https://www.librarything.com/" type="text/javascript" language="Javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">if (window.jQuery && (typeof $J == 'undefined')) { $J = jQuery.noConflict();} </script> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-3FXSBC8C5V"></script> <script> window.lt2_prod = 'lt2'; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} if (window.lt2_prod === 'talpa') { gtag('consent', 'default', { 'ad_storage': 'granted', 'ad_user_data': 'denied', 'ad_personalization': 'denied', 'analytics_storage': 'granted' }); } else { let consent_settingsA = {"ad_storage":"denied","analytics_storage":"denied"}; var consent_setting = 'denied'; gtag('consent', 'default', { 'ad_storage': consent_settingsA.ad_storage, 'ad_user_data': 'denied', 'ad_personalization': 'denied', 'analytics_storage': consent_settingsA.analytics_storage }); } gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-3FXSBC8C5V'); //gtag('config', 'LTNonMember'); // global_domain = </script> <div class="bottombar"><a href="/about" target="_top">About</a> | <a href="/contact" target="_top">Contact</a> | <a href="/privacy" target="_top">Privacy/Terms</a> | <a href="https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Help_and_FAQ" target="_top">Help/FAQs</a> | <a href="https://blog.librarything.com/main/" target="_top">Blog</a> | <a href="/more/store" target="_top">Store</a> | <a href="/APIs_and_Feeds.php" target="_top">APIs</a> | <a href="https://www.librarycat.org" target="_top">TinyCat</a> | <a target="_top" href="/legacylibraries">Legacy Libraries</a> | <a target="_top" href="/er/list">Early Reviewers</a> | <a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/">Common Knowledge</a> | <a href="/zeitgeist" target="_top">214,645,833 books!</a> | <a href="/togglescrolling.php" target="_top">Top bar: Always visible</a><div class="copyright">Copyright LibraryThing and/or members of LibraryThing, authors, publishers, libraries, cover designers, Amazon, Bol, Bruna, etc. </div></div><a name="bottom"></a> <script data-source="inc_librarything.print_scriptlines_lt1.1" language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> $J(function() { ajax_work_makeworkCloud(11879, 495842863) bsplay.aj('u_c696817e','u_1f846440','combo',0,0) load_popularcovers(11879,0) }); </script> <script type="text/javascript">var hideIfNoGoogleInfo = 0;</script><script type="text/javascript">LibraryThing.deferedJS('https://books.google.com/books?jscmd=viewapi&bibkeys=LCCN:00036587,LCCN:2008028219,LCCN:73-75036,LCCN:73005254,LCCN:73005254 //,LCCN:73021919,LCCN:73175036,LCCN:81000392,LCCN:82142160,OCLC:ocn0370014863,OCLC:ocn9513025942,OCLC:ocn9516431488,ISBN:0143105558,ISBN:0140039112,ISBN:0671215698,ISBN:0684871254,ISBN:0099478382,ISBN:014007337X,ISBN:0370014863,ISBN:0671786784,ISBN:014018497X,ISBN:0671472712,ISBN:0099288532,ISBN:0671632493,ISBN:9516431488,ISBN:9117311128,ISBN:3423121874,ISBN:1409017524,ISBN:0671812084,ISBN:0670378720,ISBN:0671832557,ISBN:902180431X,ISBN:9025462944,ISBN:8804507683,ISBN:8700987026,ISBN:8435007545,ISBN:8497890671,ISBN:8496142531,ISBN:9117590728,ISBN:9021831252,ISBN:2253007277,ISBN:9513025942,ISBN:9119019319,ISBN:8838939462,ISBN:0671428810,ISBN:902546470X,ISBN:3499119110,ISBN:0816161828,ISBN:0754005526,ISBN:9630706105,ISBN:9513060608,ISBN:8474108500,ISBN:9513060616,ISBN:8435017494,ISBN:880424562X,ISBN:9875660221,ISBN:911781572X,ISBN:8202028795,ISBN:2221025113,ISBN:355202526X,ISBN:9500715082,ISBN:2264037962,ISBN:9724618757,ISBN:1850890048,ISBN:843501360X,ISBN:972422581X,ISBN:3552046151,ISBN:2221131665,ISBN:9513025934,ISBN:8804405376,ISBN:342313187X,ISBN:2221145607,ISBN:0370303474,ISBN:9500740265,ISBN:8700467715,ISBN:9896604037,ISBN:8202028809,ISBN:8852056688,ISBN:1489355111,ISBN:148935512X,ISBN:1489355103,ISBN:1489044485,ISBN:1489355138,ISBN:9117414512,ISBN:0754053970,ISBN:0884116557,ISBN:8440200447,ISBN:1445808218,ISBN:8700763721,ISBN:0434305715,ISBN:0014018497,ISBN:1408442558,ISBN:1408445972&callback=ProcessGBSBookInfo');</script> <span id="ltworkisbn" style="display: none;">143105558</span> <div id="problemcoverreporter"></div> <script>(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8e8068bdcfe83d8f',t:'MTczMjUyNDgxNS4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();</script></body> </html>