The End of the Affair (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Graham Greene
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Work: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1939-1946
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Maurice Bendrix, Sarah Miles, Henry Miles, Alfred Parkis, Lancelot Parkis, Richard Smythe, Father Crompton
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, 1940’s, God, Novelists, Adultery, Detectives, Good and evil, Mysteries, London, Catholics or Catholic Church, Private investigators, Priests, Agnosticism, Atheism
- Locales: London, England
The Novel
Maurice Bendrix, the narrator of The End of the Affair, says that his account is “a record of hate far more than of love.” He claims to hate Henry Miles, his wife, Sarah, and a God in whom he does not believe. His narrative begins in January, 1946, when he encounters Henry crossing the street on a dark and rainy night that might correspond to the dark night of the soul. Worried about his wife, Henry asks Bendrix to come home with him; he confides that he fears Sarah is having an affair. Henry is tempted to hire a private investigator, and when he balks at doing...
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