''No Man's Land'' is a novella by

Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ...

which was commissioned in 1950 by the film director

Carol Reed Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director and producer, best known for ''Odd Man Out'' (1947), '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948), ''The Third Man'' (1949), and '' Oliver!'' (1968), for which he was awarded the ...

, although it was not made into a film. The plot is set in Soviet-occupied East Germany shortly after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. ''No Man's Land'' was published, with a 1949 novella ''

The Stranger's Hand ''The Stranger's Hand'' (Italian: ''La mano dello straniero'') is a 1954 British-Italian thriller drama film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Trevor Howard, Alida Valli and Richard Basehart. An international co-production, it is based o ...

'' and a foreword to both by David Lodge, in 2005.

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God beneath the banalities
Two "rediscovered" film treatments by Graham Greene tread the familiar corridors of damaged faith and sin, says Ian Thomson´

References

{{Graham Greene, state=collapsed Novels by Graham Greene 2005 British novels British novellas Novels published posthumously