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The End of the Affair. The End of the Affair is a 1951 novel by British author Graham Greene, as well as the title of two feature films (released in 1955 and 1999) that were adapted from the novel. Set in London during and just after the Second World War, the novel examines the obsessions, jealousy and discernments within the relationships ...
- Graham Greene
- 1951
554 reviews 296 followers. July 20, 2021. The End of the Affair, published in 1951, pits love and adultery against religion, and the outcome is a disturbing but well written classic that I found difficult to read. Maurice Bendrix, a writer, tells the story of his passionate love affair with a married woman.
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The End of the Affair Summary. Maurice Bendrix, who is both the protagonist and narrator of The End of the Affair, notes that this story is “a record of hate far more than of love.”. One cold and rainy night, Bendrix walks out of his apartment with the intention of going to a nearby pub. He catches sight of Henry Miles standing alone in the ...
The End of the Affair grapples with religious belief, as Sarah transforms from atheist to follower of God. Greene’s early novel, —widely considered his best work—is an early example of Greene’s growing interest in Catholicism and how others perceive of it. Ford Madox Ford’s , like The End of the Affair, focuses on sexless and unhappy ...
Mar 13, 2018 · The End of the Affair. Kindle Edition. Graham Greene’s masterful novel of love and betrayal in World War II London is “undeniably a major work of art” (The New Yorker). Maurice Bendrix, a writer in Clapham during the Blitz, develops an acquaintance with Sarah Miles, the bored, beautiful wife of a dull civil servant named Henry.
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- Graham Greene
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About The End of the Affair “A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses a moment of experience from which to look ahead…” “This is a record of hate far more than of love,” writes Maurice Bendrix in the opening passages of The End of the Affair, and it is a strange hate indeed that compels him to set down the retrospective account of his adulterous affair with Sarah Miles.
Jan 1, 1982 · The End of the Affair. Hardcover – January 1, 1982. The love affair between Maurice Bendix and Sarah, flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. Two years later, after a chance meeting, Bendix hires a private detective to follow Sarah, and slowly his love for her turns ...
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