Pincher Martin: The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin - Softcover

Golding, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 015602781X ISBN 13: 9780156027816

Publisher: Mariner Books, 2002

Synopsis

The sole survivor of a torpedoed destroyer is miraculously cast up on a huge, barren rock in mid-Atlantic. Pitted against him are the sea, the sun, the night cold, and the terror of his isolation. At the core of this raging tale of physical and psychological violence lies Christopher Martin's will to live as the sum total of his life.

About this title

Book Description:

Issued into the launch list of Faber Modern Classics, publishing in April 2015

About the Author:

Born in Cornwall, England, William Golding started writing at the age of seven. Though he studied natural sciences at Oxford to please his parents, he also studied English and published his first book, a collection of poems, before finishing college. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, participating in the Normandy invasion. Golding's other novels include Lord of the Flies, The Inheritors, The Spire, Rites of Passage (Booker Prize), and The Double Tongue.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 015602781X
• ISBN 13: 9780156027816
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216