Graham Greene
Renowned novelist whose diary entries and reflections about a visit to a leper colony in the Congo form the central material for this episode; author of works such as Brighton Rock and The Heart of the Matter.
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May 28, 2017 • 8min
Lesson Fourteen: In Search of a Character with Graham Greene
Graham Greene, renowned novelist known for Brighton Rock and The Heart of the Matter, recounts a research trip to a leper colony that sparks a character and a novel. He explores arriving at Yonda, using diary fragments as raw material, choosing narrative perspective, shaping routine and concrete detail, and wrestling with a protagonist’s fate and moral ambiguity.
