![]() He has come to Vietnam to fosterĪ group that will adhere to this Third Way. ![]() That there is a Third Way for Vietnam, somewhere between Communism and He is convinced, based on his adherence to the writings of York Harding, Pyle is an innocent whoīelieves that others must surely share his ideals and pureness of motive. Of successes in the Phillipines (he was also the model for William Lederer'sĪnd Eugene Burdicks "The Ugly American"). Who was sent to Viet Nam in the 50's to subvert the Vietminh after a string Lansdale, the renowned, or infamous depending on your politics, CIA operative The surface is an allegory for the whole experience of America in Vietnam.Īlden Pyle, the Quiet American of the title, was based on Col. Ostensibly the story of a love triangle involving a naive American spook,Ī jaded English journalist and a young Vietnamese girl, lurking just beneath This is an eerily prophetic and, therefore, deeply disturbing book. ![]()
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