Book description
Drover, a Communist bus driver, is in prison, sentenced to death for
killing a policeman during a riot at Hyde Park Corner. A battle for a
reprieve with many participants ensues: the Assistant Commissioner,
high-principled and over-worked; Conrad, a paranoid clerk; Mr Surrogate,
a rich Fabian; Condor, a pathetic journalist feeding on fantasies;
pretty, promiscuous Kay - all have a part to play in his fate. Graham
Greene was born in 1904. He was a member of the Order of Merit and a
Companion of Honour. Graham Greene died in April 1991. Among the many
people who paid tribute to him on his death was Kingsley Amis: 'He will
be missed all over the world. Until today, he was our greatest living
novelist.'
