GREENE Graham
MINISTRY OF FEAR
Novel
London, 1956. Published by Books for All, pp. 219, format 13x18.5 cm
HARDCOVER PUBLISHER
First edition in Polish!
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"The action of "Ministry of Fear" takes place during the Second World War. Because of his past, the protagonist of the novel was not drafted into the army, he was not even accepted into the civil defense, despite the fact that he volunteered. Dismissed from participation in the war, Arthur Rowe wages his own devastating internal struggle, which, however, is doomed in advance. A guilt weighs on Arthur's conscience, at which the sins of the people involved in the global murder seem insignificant. Graham Greene with his usual mastery describes the problems of a man caught in the trap of existence, a good criminal by choice, or perhaps by necessity..." REBIS Publishing.
The book was filmed in 1944 in the movie 'Ministry of Fear',directed by Fritz Lang and starring Ray Milland.
The Nazi regime, in the countries it controlled and in those it intended to overthrow, collected information on individuals to blackmail them into cooperation. Greene referred to this as the "Ministry of Fear."
BDB-/ condition soiled cover, yellowing of pages
