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Three short novels show Golding at his subtle, ironic, mysterious best. The Scorpion God depicts a challenge to primal authority as the god-ruler of an ancient civilization lingers near death. Clonk Clonk is a graphic account of a crippled youth's triumph over his tormentors in a primitive matriarchal society. Envoy Extraordinary is a tale of Imperial Rome where the emperor loves his illegitimate son more than his own arrogant, loutish heir.
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The Scorpion God, William Golding
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- 1973
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- Title
- The Scorpion God
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Golding
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Released
- 1973
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 178
- ISBN10
- 0571102328
- ISBN13
- 9780571102327
- Series
- Original title
- Envoy extraordinary
- Rating
- 3.3 out of 5
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- Three short novels show Golding at his subtle, ironic, mysterious best. The Scorpion God depicts a challenge to primal authority as the god-ruler of an ancient civilization lingers near death. Clonk Clonk is a graphic account of a crippled youth's triumph over his tormentors in a primitive matriarchal society. Envoy Extraordinary is a tale of Imperial Rome where the emperor loves his illegitimate son more than his own arrogant, loutish heir.