The Ministry of Fear An Entertainment

by Greene, Graham; Furst, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780143039112
• ISBN10: 0143039113
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-26
• Publisher: Penguin Classics

Summary

For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity fete was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the blitz—and the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, aside from the war, until he happened to guess both the true and the false weight of the cake. From that moment, he finds himself ruthlessly hunted, the quarry of malign and shadowy forces, from which he endeavors to escape with a mind that remains obstinately out of focus.

Author Biography

Graham Greene (1904-û1991) is widely known for such novels as Brighton Rock, The Heart of the Matter, and The End of the Affair. During World War II he worked for the British secret service in Sierra Leone; afterward he began wide-ranging travels as a journalist. As well as his many novels, Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, two books of autobiography, two biographies, and four books for children.

Alan Furst is a bestselling author of historical spy novels, including Night Soldiers, Kingdom of Shadows, and most recently, Dark Voyage.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Alan Furst
Suggestions for Further Reading	xiii
Michael Gorra
THE MINISTRY OF FEAR
The Unhappy Man
The Free Mothers	3	(18)
Private Inquiries	21	(8)
Frontal Assault	29	(12)
An Evening with Mrs Bellairs	41	(11)
Between Sleeping and Walking	52	(5)
Out of Touch	57	(17)
A Load of Books	74	(21)
The Happy Man
Conversations in Arcady	95	(25)
The Sick Bay	120	(15)
Bits and Pieces
The Roman Death	135	(20)
Mopping Up	155	(14)
Wrong Numbers	169	(8)
The Whole Man
Journey's End	177