Between Form and Faith: Graham Greene and the Catholic Novel

By Martyn Sampson

What is a "Catholic" novel? This book analyzes the fiction of Graham Greene in a radically new manner, considering in depth its form and content, which rest on the oppositions between secularism and religion. Sampson challenges these distinctions, arguing that Greene has a dramatic contribution to add to their methodological premises. Chapters on Greene's four "Catholic" novels and two of his "post-Catholic" novels are complemented by fresh insight into the critical importance of his nonfiction. The study paints an image of an inviting yet beguilingly complex literary figure.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823294668
• ISBN13: 9780823294664
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"