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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Female character
Fictional character
adaptedIn 1958 film The Quiet American NERFINISHED
2002 film The Quiet American NERFINISHED
ageInWork Young woman
appearsIn The Quiet American NERFINISHED
associatedWith Colonialism
Romantic rivalry
Vietnam War precursor politics
countryOfCitizenship Vietnam NERFINISHED
creator Graham Greene NERFINISHED
ethnicity Vietnamese
firstPublicationAppearance 1955
gender Female
languageSpoken Some French
Vietnamese
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
loverOf Alden Pyle NERFINISHED
Thomas Fowler NERFINISHED
medium Novel
narrativeRole Figure in a love triangle
Love interest
Symbol of Vietnam
occupation Dancer
portrayedBy Do Thi Hai Yen NERFINISHED
Giorgia Moll NERFINISHED
relationshipStatusWithFowlerAtStart Mistress GENERATED
relationshipStatusWithPyle Fiancée GENERATED
residence Saigon NERFINISHED
romanticPartner Alden Pyle NERFINISHED
Thomas Fowler NERFINISHED
settingOfActivity French colonial Vietnam NERFINISHED
sister Miss Hei NERFINISHED
themeInvolvement East–West relations
Moral ambiguity
Political innocence
workGenre Political novel
Romantic drama
War novel
workTitleLanguage English

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The Quiet American characterRole Phuong is Fowler’s Vietnamese lover