| Author: | William Golding | ISBN: | 9780571265473 |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber | Publication: | May 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Golding |
| ISBN: | 9780571265473 |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Publication: | May 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Language: | English |
An important and illuminating collection of essays and lectures by the winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature. William Golding writes about places as diverse as Wiltshire, where he lived for over half a century, Dutch waterways, Delphi, Egypt ancient and modern, and planet Earth herself. Other essays discuss books and ideas, and provide a fascinating background to the appreciate Golding's own writing and imagination. Includes Golding's Nobel Speech.
'Golding come through this collection as reserved and wary, but delightful . . . His writing is a joy.' Sunday Times
An important and illuminating collection of essays and lectures by the winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature. William Golding writes about places as diverse as Wiltshire, where he lived for over half a century, Dutch waterways, Delphi, Egypt ancient and modern, and planet Earth herself. Other essays discuss books and ideas, and provide a fascinating background to the appreciate Golding's own writing and imagination. Includes Golding's Nobel Speech.
'Golding come through this collection as reserved and wary, but delightful . . . His writing is a joy.' Sunday Times
