William Golding

The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies

Autor*innen

• John Carey

Parameter

• 600 Seiten
• 21 Lesestunden

• Autobiografien und Memoiren
• Biografien & Memoiren
• Britische Literatur
• Literarische Kritik
• Sachliteratur

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Set against the backdrop of 1953, the narrative explores the journey of William Golding, a schoolteacher whose manuscript faced numerous rejections before being discovered by an editor at Faber and Faber. This serendipitous moment led to the creation of Lord of the Flies, a groundbreaking novel that would achieve immense commercial success and establish Golding as a prominent literary figure. The story highlights the struggles of an aspiring writer and the transformative power of perseverance in the face of adversity.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Einband: Paperback