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The Tenth Man by Graham Greene (First Edition)
€ 20.00
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Louis Chavel, a wealthy lawyer, is imprisoned in France during the German occupation when it is announced that his captors will shoot one prisoner in ten. Of the thirty captives three will draw a marked slip of paper and will be killed. He a so-called tenth man and does not take the news well. While the other 29 men of lower stature handled the inevitability of their fate with calm resolve, Chavel rants about the injustice of the situation offering all his wealth to trade places with one of the other men. Janvier Mangeot, in failing health, takes the opportunity to make his mother and sister rich by taking Chavel's place in front of the firing squad. He has Chavel draw up a deed of gift to transfer to the estate to his heirs.
First Edition- published 1985
In excellent condition with dust jacket
Isbn: 0-370-30831-x
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