Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, where corruption and terror reign under the dictatorship of Papa Doc and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Disillusioned and noncommittal, they are the "comedians" of Greene's title. Brown is a disenchanted English hotel owner; The Smiths are an American couple on a good-will mission; Martha is the young wife of a Latin-American diplomat; Jones is an engaging fool. They play their parts, respectable or shady, in the foreground, experiencing love affairs rather than ...
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Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, where corruption and terror reign under the dictatorship of Papa Doc and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Disillusioned and noncommittal, they are the "comedians" of Greene's title. Brown is a disenchanted English hotel owner; The Smiths are an American couple on a good-will mission; Martha is the young wife of a Latin-American diplomat; Jones is an engaging fool. They play their parts, respectable or shady, in the foreground, experiencing love affairs rather than love, enthusiasms but not a faith, and meaningless accidental deaths. Hiding behind their actors' masks, they hesitate on the edge of life, afraid of love, pain, and fear itself.
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Add this copy of The Comedians to cart. $38.34, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Add this copy of The Comedians to cart. $68.94, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Very interesting theme and storyline. Hard to put down.
leevyne
Jun 6, 2013
Papa Doc's Haiti
A tragic country that Greene would have had to invent if it hadn't existed. Although he creates a brilliant story, sadly, the context was tailor-made for one of the twentieth century's finest writers. Somehow both engaged and detached.
