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The Tenth Man

Graham Greene

198588 pagesabout 1–2 hours
1985
first published
  • 1985Penguin Books · 143 pages · ENGISBN 9780140082609
  • 1985ISIS Large Print · 152 pages · ENGISBN 9781850890744
  • 1985Lester & Orpen Dennys · 157 pages · ENGISBN 9780886190781
  • 1985Simon and Schuster · 157 pages · ENGISBN 9780671507947
  • 1992Penguin · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9780140185294
  • 2000Penguin Random House · 160 pages · ENGISBN 9780099284147
  • 1998Washington Square Press · 160 pages · ENGISBN 9780671019099
  • 1997Klett · 88 pagesISBN 9783125777408

In a prison in occupied France one in every ten men is to be shot. The prisoners draw lots among themselves - and for rich lawyer Louis Chavel, it seems that his whole life has been leading up to an agonizing and crucial failure of nerve.

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ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed

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