《沉静的美国人》这部小说以第一次越南战争为背景,故事发生在西贡,是以老记者弗勒对他的朋友派尔的死的回忆来展开的。从表面上看,这部小说像是发生在一女两男之间的三角恋,实际上,作者想表达的主题远深于此。格林曾在战争期间在越南呆过五年,因此他的视角及观点有很大的可信度。他通过不同的男人对一个越南女人凤的态度及与她的关系来展现在这场战争中不同国家的立场。 The novel “The Quiet American” is set against the backdrop of the first Vietnam war, which took place in Sai Kung. It was carried out by the memory of the old journalist Fowler on the death of his friend Pyle. On the surface, this novel is like a love triangle between a woman and a man. In fact, the subject the author wants to express is far behind. Green spent five years in Vietnam during the war, so his point of view and belief have great credibility. He showed the positions of different countries in this war through the attitude of different men to a Vietnamese woman Feng and her relationship with her.