The Man Within My Head (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780307387561)

Ever since he first discovered Graham Greene's work, Pico Iyer has felt a haunting closeness with the English writer. In The Man Within My Head, Iyer follows Greene's trail from his first novel, The Man Within, to such later classics as The Quiet American, examining Greene's obsessions, his elusiveness, and his penchant for mystery. The deeper he plunges into this exploration, the more Iyer begins to wonder whether the man within his head might not be Greene but his own father, or perhaps some more shadowy aspect of himself.

Drawing upon experiences across the globe, from Cuba to Bhutan, and moving, as Greene would, from Sri Lanka in war to intimate moments of introspection, this is the most personal and revelatory book yet from one of our most astute observers of inner journeys and crossing cultures.

Author: Pico Iyer
ISBN-10: 0307387569
ISBN-13: 9780307387561
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 01/22/2013
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.25w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 03/10/2013 pg. 28