![]() ![]() The crimes of the racecourse gangs who created havoc in Brighton during the 1930s had been reported widely and it is likely he was drawn to this also he had stayed in Brighton and responded to its seedy and violent undercurrents. Greene wrote - 'I cannot remember a picture which has succeeded so admirably in raising the thriller to a poetic level.' Similarities include smiling villains and the trivialisation of murder and betrayal. ![]() ![]() The rarissimo British d/w is reddish orange and not illustrated.Ī recent theory is that Greene got the idea for the book from watching the Jean Gabin movie Pepe le Moko which he had reviewed in early 1937. The artwork is by the revered graphic designer George Salter who was known for his multi dimensional images. Our photo shows the US edition which is worth a fraction of the UK edition but has a much more attractive jacket. A note of caution, the value lies almost entirely in the jacket of the British (Heinemann) edition. Greene's most famous and most valuable book. ![]()
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