Protests Over Graham Greene Bio

The last installment of Norman Sherry’s massive biography of Graham Greene was supposed to be a victory lap for the biographer. But “members of Greene’s family are furious that Mr. Sherry – who had exclusive access to many of the author’s papers – chose to highlight Greene’s fondness for prostitutes and his sordid sexual pursuits. The new volume has received widespread praise in the United States, but critics in England have condemned its unconventional style and are livid. Mr. Sherry has interjected himself into the narrative, dropped in bits of his own poetry, even included a picture of himself riding on a donkey in Mexico as he retraced Greene’s research for the novel The Power and the Glory.”