Pincher Martin: With an afterword by Philippa Gregory

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Pincher Martin: With an afterword by Philippa Gregory
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Golding
Afterword by Philippa Gregory
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 195,Width 130
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780571298501
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 1 August 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

With an afterword by Philippa Gregory Drowning in the freezing North Atlantic, Christopher Hadley Martin, temporary lieutenant, happens upon a grotesque rock, an island that appears only on weather charts. To drink there is a pool of rain water; to eat there are weeds and sea anemones. Through the long hours with only himself to talk to, Martin must try to assemble the truth of his fate, piece by terrible piece. From the author of Lord of the Flies, Pincher Martin is a terrifying and unforgettable journey into one man's mind.

Author Biography

William Golding was born in Cornwall in 1911 and was educated at Marlborough Grammar School and at Brasenose College, Oxford. Before he became a schoolmaster he was an actor, a lecturer, a small-boat sailor and a musician. His first novel, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954. He won the Booker Prize for his novel Rites of Passage in 1980, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. He was knighted in 1988. He died at his home in the summer of 1993.