![]() ![]() “There is a battle for Pinkie’s soul between the powers of Good and Evil, as there was in the case of Marlowe’s Dr. “West’s description of herself as ‘a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it’ could be said of Ida.” Yet Brighton Rock achieves a resonance that reaches beyond a tale of gang warfare or popular thrills. Although Greene claimed that his unforgettable characters had no living models, it has been suggested that barmaid Ida Arnold was inspired by Mae West, whose films had been reviewed by Greene. Housed in a custom slipcase.įirst edition of Greene’s electrifying noir novel-“his first enquiry into the ways of man and God”- this American edition preceding the English edition by one month, adapted to the screen in 1947 with Greene’s co-authored screenplay and Richard Attenborough as the sadistic killer Pinkie, “the original sawdust Caesar,” in scarce unrestored dust jacket.įollowing the success of A Gun for Sale (1936), Graham Greene drew upon news stories for this noir novel about a gang led by the sadistic killer Pinkie Brown. ![]() Octavo, original silver-stamped black and rose boards, original dust jacket. “ONE OF THE BEST I EVER WROTE” (GRAHAM GREENE): SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF BRIGHTON ROCK, IN SCARCE DUST JACKET ![]()
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