the Quiet American

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:musical
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Graham_Greene
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
Golden Globe nomination
BAFTA nomination
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:Fowler's_moral_dilemmas
Phuong's loyalty
Pyle's idealism
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced political discourse
influenced literature
influenced film
gptkbp:director gptkb:Phillip_Noyce
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Do_Thi_Hai_Yen
gptkb:Brendan_Fraser
gptkb:Michael_Caine
gptkbp:genre political fiction
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:French_Indochina_War
post-colonialism
American involvement in Vietnam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Quiet American
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkb:Don_De_Lillo
gptkb:John_le_Carré
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Alden_Pyle
gptkb:Thomas_Fowler
Phuong
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
third-person
descriptive
dialogue-driven
character-focused
gptkbp:notable_quote ' I never thought of myself as a hero.'
' The truth is always a matter of perspective.'
' You can’t be a hero without a cause.'
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1955
gptkbp:reader_demographic gptkb:academic_study
popular among students
discussed in literature classes
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:2002
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:the_Quiet_American
Western intervention
the conflict in Vietnam
gptkbp:themes gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:Monarch
innocence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Quiet_American
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4