No Man's Land (Hesperus Classics) - Hardcover

'Hesperus has performed a valuable service in making widely available for the first time a reliable edition of these two little-known texts, written between 'The Heart of the Matter' and 'The End of the Affair', when Greene was at the height of his powers as a novelist' --David Lodge

'...[a] fascinating volume of posthumous Greeniana' --The Guardian

'Students of Greene's work and those eager to trace biographical echoes from his life (he was, for instance, at the height of his affair with Catherine Walston at this time) will be intrigued by these unpolished, abandoned treatments' --The Tablet

No Man's Land is a profoundly chilling tale of espionage, superstition, and betrayal, and bears all the hallmarks of Greene's most famous works. Arriving in the Harz Mountains, within striking distance of the Iron Curtain, “civilian” Brown appears to be enjoying a small vacation. Yet one night, he crosses into the Russian zone, claiming to be drawn to a site of Catholic pilgrimage. His cover is not quite convincing enough, however, and he finds himself arrested and interrogated. Refusing to confess the real reason behind his visit, he gains an unexpected ally, and the two of them embark upon a hazardous plan to complete his mission and return to the West. The result is a remarkable, psychologically charged exploration of fear and crossed frontiers. Author and playwright Graham Greene is best known for his works Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, and The Heart of the Matter.