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The Scorpion God
Overview
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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780156796583
- ISBN-10: 0156796589
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Publish Date: March 1984
- Dimensions: 8.51 x 5.55 x 0.46 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.52 pounds
- Page Count: 180
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