William Golding

Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral. His mason anxiously advises against it, for the old cathedral was built without foundations. Nevertheless, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, until the stone pillars shriek and...

Question everything in this philosophical tale by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies. 'Marvellous.' A.S. Byatt 'Astonishing.' John Gray 'Luminous.' Rose Tremain I could take whichever I would of these paths. Sammy Mountjoy is an artist who has risen from poverty to see...

Edmund Talbot is sailing to Australia in the early 19th century. In his journal, he records mounting tensions aboard the ancient, stinking warship, as officers, sailors, soldiers and emigrants jostle in the cramped darkness below decks....

William Golding’s profound tale of stranded youth, survival, and the shadowy depths of human nature “Lord of the Flies is one of my favorite books. I still read it every couple of years.”—Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games trilogy At the dawn of the next World War, a plane crash...

An hour on this rock is a lifetime. A Penguin Classic Drowning in the freezing North Atlantic, Christopher “Pincher” Martin, temporary lieutenant, happens upon a grotesque rock, an island that appears only on weather charts. To drink, there is a pool of rainwater; to eat, there are weeds and...

I could take whichever I would of these paths. A Penguin Classic Sammy Mountjoy rises from poverty to become an acclaimed visual artist. He is then swept into World War II and somehow, somewhere, he loses his freedom—as a prisoner of war, through torture, undergoing captivity in total darkness...

Prvotina britského nositele Nobelovy ceny Williama Goldinga z roku 1954 je dodnes živou alegorií tyranie, fanatismu a vrozeného sklonu lidské povahy...

Prêmio Nobel de Literatura Um romance indispensável de William Golding, vencedor do prêmio Nobel, sobre a natureza do mal e a tênue linha que separa a civilidade da barbárie. Considerado um dos 100 melhores romances do século XX pela Modern Library. Senhor das Moscas é um dos romances...