Pincher Martin

by William Golding

Overview

The sole survivor of a torpedoed destroyer is miraculously cast up on a huge, barren rock in mid-Atlantic. Pitted against him are the sea, the sun, the night cold, and the terror of his isolation. At the core of this raging tale of physical and psychological violence lies Christopher Martin’s will to live as the sum total of his life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780571322749
Publisher:	Faber and Faber
Publication date:	04/02/2015
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Born in Cornwall, England, William Golding started writing at the age of seven. Though he studied natural sciences at Oxford to please his parents, he also studied English and published his first book, a collection of poems, before finishing college. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, participating in the Normandy invasion. Golding's other novels include Lord of the Flies, The Inheritors, The Spire, Rites of Passage (Booker Prize), and The Double Tongue.

Editorial Reviews

The utmost inventiveness ... No reader will forget the world it reveals. - Kingsley Amis

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