The SpireWilliam Golding
The Spire
William Golding · 1964
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About the book
Told in a stream-of-consciousness narrative, this is a story of obsession. Against the advice of his builder, the Dean of Salisbury Cathedral, slowly dying from tuberculosis, plans the construction of a towering spire atop the cathedral as the culmination of his life’s work but becomes increasingly deranged as the construction faces constant problems due to the sheer grandiosity of the work.
First sentence: He was laughing, chin up, and shaking his head.
Book details
- Year
- 1964
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Ltd
- Editions
- 15
- Pages
- 135
- ISBN
- 9781405835640
Data source: Wikidata
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