![]() Reading of the case and the names of the accused gave Greene his idea and the books main character, Pinkie was no doubt inspired by James ‘Spinky’ Spinks, the leader of the gang who received five years in jail for his actions. The choice of Brighton as centre stage reflected not only Greene’s fondness for the city but also his interest in a gangland attack in 1936 by sixteen men on a bookmaker and his assistant. Published in 1938 and a follow-on from A Gun For Salepublished in 1936, this is far more than a gangland thriller even if Greene had originally set out to write just that as a money-maker. ![]() ![]() Review and information about Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock….īrighton Rock Graham Greene’s most famous novel and for many, his greatest. ![]()
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