In the fall of 2010, I took a graduate seminar course that had a partial focus on Graham Greene. So I read a LOT of Greene. Most people cite The Power and the Glory as his best, but my personal favorites have always been Brighton Rock and The End of the Affair. Just a few weeks ago, while perusing my library to check out more books than I can possibly read, I saw in the New Audiobooks section, an audiobook version of The End of […]
Same thing we do every night, Pinkie. Try to take over the world
Brighton: famous for several things. Its pier, its beaches, seaside arcade, and the red-and-white striped candy known as Brighton rock. A genial place overall, touristy but friendly. It’s a far cry from the world we encounter in Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock. The book is set in 1930s Brighton. A journalist named Fred Hale has, in the past, written an article on mob activities in Brighton and is now terrified of this gang finding him. He seeks out the company of bon vivant Ida, but after […]