Author: Graham Greene
Title: J&Apos;Accuse: The Dark Side of Nice
Description: London, The Bodley Head, 1982. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Graham Greene's expose on the organised crime of Nice, France. First edition. With five pages of illustrations. One of Graham Greene's final works, in which he openly accuses the government of Nice of protecting judicial and police corruption, allowing for the flourishing of organised crime in the city. This pamphlet provoked a libel lawsuit that Greene lost, but after his death, the former mayor of Nice, Jacques Medecin, was imprisoned for corruption and associated crimes. With the text provided in its entirety in both English and French. Written by Henry Graham Greene, an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the twentieth century. In the original paper wraps. Externally, excellent. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor sunning to the extremities and the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: J'Accuse Nice Greene Nice None


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