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From: ziyingzeng The author BackgroundThemeStructureWords PhrasesParaphrase  The Third Man Greene himself divided his work into two categories: “serious” novels and “entertainments” or “literary thrillers”. In the former Greene created characters facing the dilemma of choosing between right and wrong. Even in his thrillers such as The Third Man (1950) and The Confidential Agent（1939），the dominant theme is of the ambivalence of good and evil, the gray area between right and wrong. About The Author Graham Green (1904—1991) British novelist and playwright, was educated at Oxford. After four years working at The Times, he became a full-time writer. About The Author The Name of Action 行动代号 Rumour at Nightfail 黄昏的谣言 Stamboul Train 斯坦布尔列车 The Power and then Glory 权利与荣耀 Doctor Fischer 菲舍尔博士 Our Man in Havana 我们在哈瓦那的人 Travels with My Aunt 与姑妈同游 Brighton Rock 布莱顿硬糖 The Dark Side of Nice 尼斯的黑暗面 Secret Agent 密使 Main Works Awards 1947年 The James Tait Black Memorial Prize 詹姆斯?莱特?布莱克纪念奖 1976年 Grand Master Award 大师奖 1981年 Jerusalem Prize for Literature 耶路撒冷文学奖 Main Works Awards The Third Man was originally written as a screenplay and marvelously filmed in 1949 by Carol Reed. Vienna奥地利, devastated and recovering from World War II, is divided into four separate zones, each governed by one of the victorious Allies协约国, and a jointly-administered international zone. American writer Holly Martins arrives seeking an old friend, Harry Lime, who has offered him the opportunity to work with him there. Arriving at Limes apartment, Martins discovers that Lime was recently hit and killed by a lorry while crossing the street. Background Information Shocked, Martins heads to the cemetery to attend his friend‘s funeral where he meets two British Army Royal Military Policemen: Sergeant and Major Calloway. Later，He is contacted by a friend of Lime’s, Baron Kurtz. Kurtz tells him that he and Popescu, another friend of Limes, picked Lime up after the accident and brough