The graham greene i knew best was the third manthe private, offduty characterand when i met him it was, on my part, love at first sight or, at any rate, besotted admiration. Tenth man by graham greene, first edition abebooks passion for books. Based on the novel by graham greene, this is a story of a french advocate chavel sir anthony hopkins, who, while imprisoned by the germans during the occupation, trades his material possessions to another prisoner in exchange for his life when condemned to the firing squad. Buy the tenth man vintage classics by graham greene from amazons fiction books store. Trading since 1879, blackwell of oxford is the largest academic and specialist bookseller in the uk. Graham greene is a master of plot, and each story is unique and intriguing in its own way. It is decreed that one in every ten prisoners is to be executed. Of the thirty captives three will draw a marked slip of paper and will be killed. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The tenth man, graham greene the tenth man 1985 is a short novel by the british novelist graham greene. With anthony hopkins, kristin scott thomas, derek jacobi, cyril cusack. Though graham greene claimed to dislike the label catholic novelist, even his. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.