ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Graham Greene’s novels are marked by?
A
Catholicism
B
Protestantism
C
Paganism
D
Buddhism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After studying at Balliol College, Oxford, Greene converted to Roman Catholicism in 1926, partly through the influence of his future wife, Vivien Dayrell-Browning, whom he married in 1927. He moved to London and worked for The Times as a copy editor from 1926 to 1930.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Heart of the Matter, novel by Graham Greene, published in 1948. The work is considered by some critics to be part of a “Catholic trilogy” that included Greene’s Brighton Rock (1938) and The Power and the Glory (1940).

Detailed explanation-3: -Graham Greene worked in espionage for MI6, travelled the world and somehow found time to become one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. With 24 novels, short stories, poetry and two autobiographies under his belt, here’s our list of his best books to start with.

Detailed explanation-4: -Graham Greene Books He was shortlisted, in 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature. His best-known works include The Power and the Glory, The End of the Affair, and The Third Man.

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