Standalone novel · 1950
The Third Man
Holly Martins, a writer of westerns, arrives in postwar Vienna to visit his old friend Harry Lime, and finds that Lime has just died in a strange accident.
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Book facts
- Author
- Graham Greene
- Series
- Standalone
- Published
- 1950
- Setting
- Set in Vienna
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Third Man
2 recurring or key characters from Graham Greene’s chart. Introduces Holly Martins and Harry Lime.
Lead 1
- Holly MartinsFirst appearanceWriter of westerns in Vienna
Major 1
- Harry LimeFirst appearanceHis friend, a racketeer