Phuong is Fowler’s Vietnamese lover
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Phuong is a central female character in Graham Greene’s novel "The Quiet American," a young Vietnamese woman whose romantic involvement with the British journalist Fowler and the American Pyle symbolizes the personal and political tensions of colonial Vietnam.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phuong | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Female character
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Fictional character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
1958 film The Quiet American
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2002 film The Quiet American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageInWork | Young woman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Quiet American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Colonialism
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Romantic rivalry ⓘ Vietnam War precursor politics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Graham Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAppearance | 1955 ⓘ |
| gender | Female ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Some French
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Vietnamese ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| loverOf |
Alden Pyle
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | Novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Figure in a love triangle
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Love interest ⓘ Symbol of Vietnam ⓘ |
| occupation | Dancer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Do Thi Hai Yen
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Giorgia Moll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipStatusWithFowlerAtStart | Mistress GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipStatusWithPyle | Fiancée GENERATED ⓘ |
| residence | Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticPartner |
Alden Pyle
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | French colonial Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sister | Miss Hei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
East–West relations
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Moral ambiguity ⓘ Political innocence ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Political novel
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Romantic drama ⓘ War novel ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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