Brighton Rock (Penguin Modern Classics)
By Graham Greene.
Description
Originally published in 1938, Graham Greene's chilling expose of violence and gang warfare is a masterpiece of psychological realism and often considered Graham Greene's best novel. It is a fascinating study of evil, sin, and the ''appalling strangeness of the mercy of God,'' a classic of its kind. Set in Brighton, England, among the criminal rabble, the book depicts the tragic career of a seventeen-year-old boy named Pinkie whose primary ambition is to lead a gang to rival that of the wealthy and established Colleoni. Pinkie is devoid of compassion or human fe...
ISBN(s)
014118244X, 9780141182445
