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The Human Factor by Graham Greene

Maurice Castle is a high-level operative in the British secret service during the Cold War. He is deeply in love with his African wife, who escaped apartheid South Africa with the help of his communist friend. Despite his misgivings, Castle decides to act as a double agent, passing information to the Soviets to help his in-laws in South Africa. In order to evade detection, he allows his assistant to be wrongly identified as the source of the leaks. But when suspicions remain, Castle is forced to make an even more excruciating sacrifice to save himself. Originally published in 1978, The Human Factor is an exciting novel of espionage drawn from Greene's own experiences in MI6 during World War I, and ultimately a deeply humanistic examination of the very nature of loyalty. This edition features a new introduction by Colm T ib n.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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ISBN 13 9780679409922
ISBN 10 0679409920
Title The Human Factor
Author Graham Greene
Series Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 1992-03-10
Number of pages 378
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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