The Honorary Consul (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Graham Greene
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Early to mid-1970’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Political fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s, Self-discovery, Politics, Crime or criminals, Police, Revolutions, Kidnapping, Argentina or Argentineans, Diplomacy or diplomats
- Locales: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Places Discussed
*Paraná River. River that forms part of the border between Paraguay and Argentina. The river also serves as a device that connects Dr. Eduardo Plarr’s childhood memories and his current involvement in the kidnapping of a British honorary consul by Paraguayan rebels. Plarr was born near the river, of an English father and an Argentine mother. After studying to become a physician in Buenos Aires, Plarr has returned to the river town of Corrientes in the region of his birth. Thus, the Paraná becomes a symbol of cross-cultural movement while reinforcing the...
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