The Ministry of Fear (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Graham Greene
- First Published: 1943
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1941
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Melodrama
- Subjects: Tricks, Murder or homicide, World War II, Guilt, England or English people, Good and evil, London, Bombs, Espionage or spies, Naivete
- Locales: London, England
Places Discussed
*London. Great Britain’s capital city, which faced the brunt of the heavy German air attacks in 1941. German chancellor Adolf Hitler launched the air attacks on Britain because he was afraid to risk ferrying his troops across the English Channel in open barges, subject to bombardment from ships, planes, and shore batteries and always in danger of hitting underwater mines. Instead, he gambled on Hermann Göring’s promise to force Britain to surrender through relentless bombing. London eventually became the prime target of the powerful German Luftwaffe....
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