Greene didn't meet Lansdale until he had almost finished the novel, but he earlier shared a room with Leo Hochstetter, a public affairs director for the US Economic Aid Mission; Pyle's based more on him
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Ah, I didn't know that. I had assumed it was Lansdale!
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Except Boot goes to great lengths to debunk the Lansdale inspiration.
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No. And no on Lansdale being the model for the Quiet American. Read the book...terrific, gripping, carefully researched work by Boot. I don’t agree on all his conclusions, but he has produced a masterpiece.
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