The Scorpion God

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: William Golding, Pincher Martin
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.1984
• EAN: 9780156796583
• ISBN: 978-0-15-679658-3
• No. of pages: 180
• Weight: 4531 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Family life fiction, Ancient World, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, United States of America, USA, Anthologies: general, Feminism and feminist theory, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Medieval style, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, FICTION: Anthologies (multiple authors), FICTION: Feminist, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Ancient & Classical, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales