The Heart of the Matter
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The Heart of the Matter is a 1948 novel by Graham Greene that explores moral conflict, guilt, and faith through the story of a conflicted British colonial officer in West Africa.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Heart of the Matter canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | film ⓘ |
| author | Graham Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Scobie’s struggle between duty, love, and religious conscience ⓘ |
| containsElement |
corruption
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love triangle ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | George More O’Ferrall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The End of the Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Catholic novel
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novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Father Rank
NERFINISHED
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Helen Rolt NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Scobie NERFINISHED ⓘ Yusef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780142437996 ⓘ |
| includedIn | TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Henry Scobie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of Catholic moral theology
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portrayal of a conflicted colonial officer ⓘ |
| openingLocation | a West African port city ⓘ |
| partOf | Graham Greene’s Catholic novels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Power and the Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | British colonial police officer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| setInRegion | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | British colony ⓘ |
| theme |
Catholic faith
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adultery ⓘ betrayal ⓘ colonialism ⓘ guilt ⓘ loneliness ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ responsibility ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
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