Considered by some to be one of Golding's best, this book
needs to be read more than once. Through its narrator's search for
the point at which he lost his freedom -by implication, the freedom
to be good - the novel strikes the reader most forcibly in its
terrible demonstration of how we are born to hurt each other - and
ourselves. A love story in which hate and cruelty play their parts,
the narrative cycles back and forth through time in a series of
spell-binding, concretely imagined episodes. 'People are the walls
of our room, not philosophies.'
John Carey's new biography of William Golding
Drawing almost entirely on materials that have never before been
made public, John Carey, the distinguished writer and critic, sheds
new light on Golding. Through hundreds of letters, unpublished
works and Golding's intimate journals, Carey draws a revelatory and
definitive portrait of an extraordinary man. In an absorbing and
compelling narrative, he reveals a many-sided figure: a war-hero, a
reclusive depressive who considered himself a 'monster', a family
man, a victim of fears and phobias who battled against alcoholism,
and a writer who trusted the imagination above all things.
Follow the link below to hear 'audio snippets' where Carey reads
from his highly praised new biography.
William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies