The Scorpion God (eBook)

Three Short Novels

William Golding (Autor)

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2012
176 Seiten
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-26739-2 (ISBN)

Infos

His marvellously funny - though characteristically unsparing - view is combined with his vivid realisation of the dust, colour and blazing sunlight of a world he had imagined since childhood. "e;Clonk Clonk"e; plunges us into an even more ancient way of life, primitive, delightful, matriarchal. It contains one of Golding's most appealing female characters, as well as a fascinating and surprising portrayal of masculinity. "e;Envoy Extraordinary"e; brings to life the court of a Roman emperor, nameless, benign yet accustomed to power. He is confronted by a brilliant but unsophisticated Greek whose fertile inventions, centuries before their time, include printing, the pressure cooker, and explosives. This story, later adapted by Golding as his play "e;The Brass Butterfly"e;, is fastidiously comic, philosophical and, as always with Golding, full of narrative irony. All three stories show Golding as a gentle satirist, bringing the past colourfully before us, with an awareness of human frailty but an amused affection towards the individuals who manifest it.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.11.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-10: 0-571-26739-4 / 0571267394
• ISBN-13: 978-0-571-26739-2 / 9780571267392