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The Destructors and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
From a childish fear of the dark in "The End of the Party" to the chilling conclusion of the "Destructors" and the all-consuming selfishness of "May We Borrow Your Husband", this collection opens with three of Greene's most disturbing stories. Things take a surreal turn in "Under the Garden" before finally blossoming for a moment in "Two Gentle People", then there's a detective story and a brush with Greene's sardonic wit to finish.
Extremely enjoyable and easy to dip in and out of...
- "The Destructors"
- "The End of the Party"
- "Under the Garden"
- "A Discovery in the Woods"
- "May We Borrow Your Husband"
- "Mortmain"
- "The Invisible Japanese Gentleman"
- "Two Gentle People"
- "Murder for the Wrong Reason"
- "The Man Who Stole the Eiffel Tower"
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- Survivor
- 28-12-22
great selection of weird short stories.
Enjoyed this, a selection of weird and weirdly humourous stories, I forgot how good Greene was at dark humour, recommended.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-02-23
Different from Graham Greene
Not read any of his short stories before only his full length novels. Didn’t like how they ended abruptly. Wanted to know what happened next. Can see why in the movie Donnie Darko, the PTA woman got so upset at the English teacher having this as the set text
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- KSH
- 11-12-19
Brilliant. Enjoyable
Greene is a great writer. His short stories do not disappoint..Recommended.
Murder for the wrong reason is particularly intriguing
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- Lee Hambleton
- 18-08-23
Dated and weak. A man out of ideas.
Big fan of most of GGs work but this just felt like floor-sweepings compared to masterpieces such as end of the affair. Time to let this one go out of print.
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