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Article: The Comedians.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Audiobook Review)
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- July 1, 2002
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THE COMEDIANS.Graham Greene. 1965/2001. Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. 10 tapes. 11.75 hrs. Chivers North America. 0-7540-0726-x. $84.95. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. SA *
Shipmates aboard the Medea on the way to Haiti form a bond. They include Mr. Smith, a presidential candidate in 1948 who polled all of 10,000 votes on the vegetarian ticket; "Major" Jones, a confidence man of the easy lie; and Brown, a hotel owner with no guests. Haiti under "Papa Doc" Duvalier during the 1950s is a place of violence. The Tontons Macoutes in their dark glasses murder at will, like bad Hollywood gangsters. The government is corrupt. The electricity sometimes works; the phones ...
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