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The End of the Affair

by Graham Greene · 1951

Literary Fiction · ranked #140 in category

Maurice Bendrix, a novelist, has an intense affair with the wife of a civil servant that ends mysteriously — without explanation — in wartime London. Years later, obsession and jealousy drive him to discover why. Greene's most personal novel is about love, hate and the possibility of religious faith arriving through the most unexpected door.

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Category
Literary Fiction
First published
1951 · 1950s
Author
Graham Greene
Standing
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