"The Third Man" by Graham Greene

About this episode

This episode discusses Graham Greene's crime novel 'The Third Man', set in post-World War II Vienna.

The Third Man is a crime novel written by British novelist Graham Greene and first published in 1950. It is set in Vienna at the end of World War II. During the war, Vienna suffered indiscriminate aerial bombardments that destroyed much of its historical heritage.

People in this episode

Host: Patricia López Muñoz

Topics covered

• crime novel
• post-war Vienna
• historical heritage
• literature
• Graham Greene

Keywords

• Graham Greene
• The Third Man
• crime novel
• Vienna
• World War II
• literature
• historical heritage

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Vienna

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