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The Scorpion God - Three Short Novels (introduced by Charlotte Higgins)

English · Paperback / Softback

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''Visionary.'' Bettany Hughes ''Tremendous.'' Ben Okri ''Luminous.'' Rose Tremain Even when he leapt from the parapet he talked. Ancient Egypt. The Prince is set to marry Pretty Flower, his sister, in the Great House''s incestuous society. But the Liar speaks a truth that transforms everything . A primitive matriarchal society. While mothers raise children in the bucolic Place of Women, Chimp is tormented by the Leopard Men in their brutal hunts, until he gains new wisdom . Imperial Rome. In an era of invention and exploration, the emperor realises he loves his illegitimate grandson more than his own loutish heir .

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Authors William Golding
Assisted by Charlotte Higgins (Introduction)
Publisher Faber & Faber
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.07.2022
 
EAN 9780571371693
ISBN 978-0-571-37169-3
No. of pages 272
Dimensions 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Classics, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, c 2686 to c 323 BCE (Ancient Egyptian period), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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