Graham Greene of the modern world, often through a Catholic perspective. Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic novelist, rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four major Catholic novels: "Brighton Rock", "The Power and the Glory", "The Heart of the Matter", and "The End of the Affair"; which have been named "the gold standard" of the Catholic novel. Several works, such as "The Confidential Agent", "The Quiet American", "Our Man in Havana", "The Human Factor", and his screenplay for "The
Graham Greene described as entertainments, often with notable philosophic edges; and literary works, such as "The Power and the Glory", which he described as novels, on which he thought his literary reputation was to be based. As his career lengthened, both Greene and his readers found the distinction between entertainments and novels increasingly problematic. The last book Greene termed an entertainment was "Our Man in Havana" in 1958. When "Travels with My Aunt" was published eleven years later, many reviewers noted that Greene had designated it a novel, even though, as a work decidedly comic in tone, it appeared closer to his