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Darkness Visible

Introduced by Nicola Barker

Pocket
Engelsk
Darkness Visible
Darkness Visible
  • Forfatter: William Golding
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 432
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9780571365098
  • Utgivelsesår: 2022
  • Bidragsyter: Golding, William
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The destinies of three mysterious lost children entwine in this James Tait Black Memorial Prize-winning fable by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by Nicola Barker.

A figure had condensed out of the shuddering backdrop of the glare.

He is born in fire: a naked child in the blood-red flames of London''s Blitz. Miraculously saved but grotesquely burned, this mysterious orphan is named Matty. Doomed to a life of torment, he becomes a wanderer, a spiritual seeker after unknown redemption.

They are also lost children: neglected twins, as exquisitely beautiful as they are loveless and sinful. Toni explores political terrorism; Sophy, sexual dominance and violent criminality.

But their destinies will soon collide in an apocalyptic climax - one that illuminates the inner and outer darkness of modern humanity.

''Exceptional ... Irresistibly transcendent ... Golding seduces