Pincher Martin
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Pincher Martin
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Narrated by:
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Julian Sands
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By:
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William Golding
About this listen
Experience a shipwrecked sailor's psychic disintegration into 'a naked madman on a rock' by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by Marlon James.
An hour on this rock is a lifetime.
Christopher Martin, the sole survivor of a torpedoed destroyer, is stranded upon a rock in the middle of the Atlantic. Pitted against him are the sea, the sun, the brutal cold, and the aching terror of his isolation. To drink there is a pool of rainwater; to eat, seaweed and anemones, preyed upon by feathered reptiles. As he descends into the abyss of his consciousness, weathering lightning strikes of memory, Martin must try to assemble the truth of his fate - piece by terrible piece.
'A work of genius.' Philippa Gregory
'The utmost inventiveness ... No reader will forget the world it reveals.' Kingsley Amis
'Wizardry of the first order.' Observer
Critic Reviews
"A work of genius." (Philippa Gregory)
"The utmost inventiveness.... No reader will forget the world it reveals." (Kingsley Amis)
"Wizardry of the first order." (Observer)
What listeners say about Pincher Martin
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Emmi
- 15-07-2024
Vivid spiritual and physical unfolding
Golding is superb. A comprehensive picture of a man whose mind and physicality cannot overcome the limitations of the island he is on. Graphic. Excruciating in parts.
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