The Man Within

Graham Greene's key themes of betrayal, pursuit and the search for peace run through The Man Within, his first published novel. Andrews has informed on his fellow smugglers. He takes refuge from his avengers in a girl's house. She persuades him to give evidence in court against his accomplices. This gives Andrews, a coward, his first glimmer of self-respect ... but his mission proves fatal for them both. Greene started writing The Man Within at twenty-one. A remarkable achievement, it still remains its grip, tension and freshness of impact.