The Honorary Consul

"The Honorary Consul" is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1973. While considered a notable work, it is noted as a decline from the level of his best fiction. The novel combines elements of a thriller with explorations of moral ambiguities, a common theme in Greene's writing. His works often delve into sin and moral failure, frequently set against political backdrops and characterized by danger and decay. Greene himself stated he was a writer who used characters with Catholic ideas as his material, rather than a specifically religious writer, though many of his acclaimed books do center on Roman Catholic themes.1