Pincher Martin

Pincher Martin

by WilliamGolding (Author)

Synopsis

In the icy desolation of the North Atlantic, senseless with cold and shock, Christopher Hadley Martin, temporary lieutenant, is drowning. Then, unbelievably, out of the mirk looms a grotesque shape, larger than any ship. When he has hauled himself on to it and come to his senses a bit, Martin realizes where he must be: on that rock projecting from the sea-bed which appears only on weather charts. To drink there is a pool of rainwater; to eat there are weed and sea-anemones; to talk to there is himself. And through the long hours of sleep, dreams and terror, there is the truth must be assembled, piece by appalling piece

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 22 Jul 1997

ISBN 10: 0571192513
ISBN 13: 9780571192519
Book Overview: Author won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983

Author Bio
William Golding was born in Cornwall in 1911 and was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He joined the Royal Navy in 1940 and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck. His first novel, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983, and was knighted in 1988. He died in 1993