'In a class by himself-the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-centuryman's consciousness and anxiety' William Golding
Bertram was not a believer in luck or superstitions. But then he comes to the attention of Dreuther, the director of Bertram's company, who changes Bertram's plans for him: wedding and honeymoon in Monte Carlo, on board his private yacht. Inevitably Bertram visits the casino and inevitably he loses.
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'In a class by himself-the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-centuryman's consciousness and anxiety' William Golding
Bertram was not a believer in luck or superstitions. But then he comes to the attention of Dreuther, the director of Bertram's company, who changes Bertram's plans for him: wedding and honeymoon in Monte Carlo, on board his private yacht. Inevitably Bertram visits the casino and inevitably he loses.
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'In a class by himself-the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-centuryman's consciousness and anxiety' William GoldingBertram was not a believer in luck or superstitions. An unambitious assistant accountant, his plans for his second marriage are typically quiet- St Luke's, Maida Hill, then two weeks in Bournemouth. But then he comes to the attention of Dreuther, the director of Bertram's company, who changes Bertram's plans for him- wedding and honeymoon in Monte Carlo, on board his private yacht. Inevitably Bertram visits the casino and inevitably he loses. But then his system starts working, and his trouble really begins-
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“"A great writer who spoke brilliantly to a whole generation." Alec Guinness”
"A great writer who spoke brilliantly to a whole generation." - Alec Guinness
About the Author
Graham Greene was born in 1904. He worked as a journalist and critic, and in 1940 became literary editor of the Spectator. He was later employed by the Foreign Office. As well as his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, three books of autobiography, two of biography and four books for children. He also wrote hundreds of essays, and film and book reviews. Graham Greene was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour. He died in April 1991.
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