Description
Graham Greene’s gripping tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinian town is considered one of his finest.
It tells of Charley Fortnum, the ‘Honorary Consul’, a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority taken by a group of revolutionaries.
As Eduardo Plarr, a local doctor, negotiates with revolutionaries and authorities for Fortnum’s release, the corruption of both becomes evident.
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