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Brighton Rock

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by Graham Greene

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Hi, Could someone please tell me what on earth is going on in this book? What is the deal with leaving a card in the cafe? Even after Googling it carefully (I'm still listening to it in Audible) I still don't understand wtf Koller Kibber is. It's really frustrating.. I'd like to love this book. But i hate not understanding something.
Clive Grewcock Jester
In days gone by, specific newspapers would employ a man (yes it would be a man) to go around holiday resorts and if you spotted him and challeng…moreJester
In days gone by, specific newspapers would employ a man (yes it would be a man) to go around holiday resorts and if you spotted him and challenged him, you won a monetary prize. I think you had to have a copy of the correct newspaper on you when you made the challenge.
The leaving a card thing is just an extension of the competition in that if you find the card you also win but from memory finding the card was a lesser prize.
Koller Kibber is just the name the paper gave to their man.
A lot of the references in Brighton Rock are of their time.
Clive(less)
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I'd like to read this. Does anyone know if it's available as an ebook? Haven't seen it at Amazon.com.
Robert You can have my copy, I was just about to throw it in the trash.
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I am about to read this book. Written so long ago, how is it germane today in USA? Thanks.
Roy Gleeson The depiction of the main character as a sociopath seems to be very accurate to me even if I amn't a pyschologist ;-)…moreThe depiction of the main character as a sociopath seems to be very accurate to me even if I amn't a pyschologist ;-)(less)
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