num_pages: 269
description: In this classic novel of murder and menace, Graham Greene lays bare the soul of a boy of seventeen who stalks Brighton's tawdry boardwalk with apathy on his face and murder in his heart. Pinkie, the boy with death at his fingertips, is not just bad, he worships in the temple of evil, just as his parents worshipped in the house of God. Crime, in his dark mind, is a release so deep and satisfying that he has no need for drink or women or the love of his fellows. He is an astounding character, sinister and fascinating—"a chilling specimen of the Adolf Hitler type," in the words of J. M. Coetzee.Originally published in 1938, Brighton Rock is a novel of profound psychological mystery and chilling suspense.
language: English
title: Brighton Rock
titlecomplete: Brighton Rock
characters: Colleoni, Pinkie Brown, Fred Hale, Ida Arnold, Phil Corkery, Rose
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Crime, Classics, Modern Classics, Novels, Thriller, Fiction, Mystery, British Literature
ratings_count: 31053
places: Brighton, England
publisher: Penguin Classics