Graham Greene’s final story collection speaks to
timeless themes – religious faith, confused loyalties, the
human bonds that bring light into our most sorrowful
moments.
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The title story describes a meeting
between the last Pope and the General who deposed him. "The
News in English is a heartbreaking tale of a man and wife
separated by war. And an ageing waiter dreams of imparting
the secret of his death to a kind stranger in "The Moment of
Truth."
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Taken from different points in his career,
many of the stories in The Last Word have never before
appeared in book form. Now, brought together in one
exceptional volume, they have the power to move – and to
entertain.