Books : An Egyptian Journal
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by: William Golding
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 916.2
EAN: 9780571139378
ISBN: 057113937X
Label: Faber & Faber
Manufacturer: Faber & Faber
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 1995-09
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Sales Rank: 1446801
Studio: Faber & Faber
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Rating: - An Eqyptian Journal
I haven't read Lord of the Flies since high school, but it was hard to believe this book was written by the same author. At age 72, Golding agrees to sail the Nile with his wife and "crew" and write a book about it. This creates an anxiety that surfaces throughout the book, like Seinfeld's show about nothing. With charm, wit and a sense of fatalism, he sets off on what becomes a largely uneventful trip. It is this dilemma - his attempts to find sights and local color - and his descriptions of ... Read More
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