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The History of Literature #342 – The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (with Laura Marsh)
In the aftermath of World War II, author Graham Greene was in personal and professional agony. His marriage was on the rocks, his soul was struggling to find its home, and his restless spirit had taken him into the bedrooms of multiple women. After several tumultuous years (“grotesquely complicated” was how he described his personal Continue reading
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Catherine Walston: The Beautiful Inspiration for “The End of the Affair”
As we discussed on the podcast, Graham Greene’s masterpiece The End of the Affair had a real-life basis: Greene’s affair with Catherine Walston, an American beauty whose “zeal for Catholicism was matched only by her insatiable lust.” (Quite a description!) And of course, the Hollywood versions of Sarah (the character inspired by Walston) do justice Continue reading
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