The end of the affair graham greene audiobook

Winner of the audie awards audiobook of the year 20 and nominated for the audie awards solo narration of the year 20, the end of the affair is written by british novelist graham greene and narrated by british actor colin firth. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Two years later, driven by obsessive jealousy and grief. Drawing on his long affair with his goddaughter lady catherine walston who refused to leave her husband because of her faith, the end of the affair is greene at his most pareddown and.

Graham greenes evocative analysis of the love of self. The narrative takes place in london between 1942 and 1946, during the middle and end of world war ii. Listen to and download the end of the affair audiobook by graham greene without annoying advertising. First published in 1951, this evocative novel has been adapted into two films by the same name in 1955 and again in 1999, as well as an opera. The end of the affair audiobook graham greene audible. Audible studios, the production arm of, won the audiobook of the year audie award for its production of graham greenes. The end of the affair, set in london during and just after world war ii, is the story of a flourishing love affair between maurice bendrix and sarah miles. Award winning audiobook novel by graham greene narrated by colin firth 20.

Colin firths performance in the end of the affair wins. The end of the affair by graham greene, narrated by colin firth. One day, inexplicably and without warning, sarah had broken off the relationship. Listen to the end of the affair audiobook by graham greene, narrated by colin firth. The end of the affair, by graham greene the independent. Complete summary of graham greenes the end of the affair. This was my first exposure to greene s fiction and while i was struck by the celebrated british authors intricate prose, keeping time like a swiss clock, this novel is. The end of the affair greene, graham, firth, colin.

Love is in the airor maybe anxiously repressedin february and my romantic literature jag continues with the end of the affair, the 1951 doomed romance by graham greene. In addition to having a star on the hollywood walk of fame, firth won audiobook of the year in 20 for his narration of the end of the affair. The end of this affair, here between a rather bloodless moderately successful writer and a married woman, whose husband is an even more bloodless less bloodful. Colin firth reading the end of the affair audiobook behind the. Listen to the end of the affair audiobook streaming online.

Great romantic novels are about pain and hate, and among the greatest is graham greenes searing the end of the affair. About the author graham greene, widely recognized as one of the most important writers of the 20th century, was born in hertfordshire, england, and studied history at oxford. The end of the affair by graham greene the end of the affair by graham greene maurice bendrixs love affair with his friends wife, sarah, had begun in london during the blitz. The end of the affair by graham greene on free audio book. It is the first graham greene that i have listened to, having read him before and i must say that greene agrees well to the audio book format. Firth brilliantly conveys greenes characteristically bleak emotional terrain in an intimate, nuanced, and unhurried performance. The end of the affair by graham greene read by colin firth. In a nutshell, the end of the affair tells the story of maurice bendrix, a writer who falls for a. Listen to the end of the affair audiobook by graham greene, narrated by michael kitchen. The end of the affair is a romance novel and work of psychological fiction written by british author graham greene, originally published in 1951. After a violent episode at maurices apartment, sarah suddenly and without explanation breaks off the affair. The end of the affair mirrors greenes own relationship with a married woman, and positions religion as a pivotal element in both the inner turmoil and outer destruction occurring in his life at the time. The end of the affair audible audiobook unabridged.