Twenty-one Stories

Short Stories

Author: Graham Greene

In ‘The Basement Room’ a small boy witnesses an event that blights his whole life. Like the other stories in this book (written between 1929 and 1954), it hinges on the themes that dominate Graham Greene’s novels—fear, pity and violence, pursuit, betrayal and man’s restless search for salvation. Some of the stories are comic—poor Mr Maling’s stomach mysteriously broadcasts….Read More

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