Who was a drunk in college who attempted suicide several times just to pass the time? Graham Greene, a 20th century writer, is considered to be one of the most important Roman Catholic writers of espionage and other fiction. In the following paragraphs I will discuss Greene's background, achievements, points from his critics, and other jobs that he held.
             Graham Greene was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire,
             England on October 2, 1904. He attended Berkhamsted School where his father was head master. At Oxford's Balliol College there were good times and bad times for Greene. On the good side he published a volume of poems called "Babbling April." On the bad side he attempted suicide several times and got drunk every day of entire semester just to pass the time. He turned his life around in 1926 by converting over to Catholicism to prepare for his marriage in 1927 to Vivien Dayrell Browning.
             "Greene is considered one of the most religious writers of the 20th century" (Desmond 1540). He has contributed many different short stories and novels to be published. Some of the short stories include: The Basement Room and Other Stories and The Bear Fell Free in 1935; Twenty-four Stories in1939; Nineteen Stories in 1947; and A Visit to Morin in 1959 just to name a few. As for long fiction he has had a total of twenty-five novels. Some of them include: The Man Within, 1929; The Name of Action, 1930; Rumor at Nightfall, 1931. Greene also received several awards. Some of which include: The Hawthorndon Prize for The Labyrinthine Ways in 1940; the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Heart of the Matter in 1949; and the Catholic Literary Award for The End of the Affair in 1952.
             For every author there are always critics. Graham Greene, though not looked down upon that often, did have his highs and lows. There are only two novels that were said to have failed. They were The Name of Action and Rumor at
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