- English fiction, Gambling in Fiction, Gambling, Fiction
Bertram was not a believer in luck or superstition. An unambitious man, he looks for a quiet life. But then he comes to the attention of Dreuther, his boss, who changes Bertram's plans and packs him off to Monte Carlo. Once there, Bertram develops a betting system and his troubles begin.
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- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Graham Greene
- First published
- 1954
- Pages
- 128
- Publisher
- W. Heinemann, Viking Press, SUR
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780140128185
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Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers. He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. Through 67 years of writing, which included over 25 novels, he explored the conflicting moral and political issues of the modern world. *The Power and the Glory* won the 1941 Hawthornden Prize and *The Heart of the Matter* won the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the B
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