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The Hot Gates

The Hot Gates

by William Golding

Publisher Faber & Faber

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    A very good first edition, with slight push-in to spine, and some shelf wear to corners. Some creasing/damage to the final pages of the book. In a near-fine unclipped dust jacket with a small tear to the front cover and some wear to the corners of the folds. Very slight chipping to some corners.

About the book

A dazzling collection of occasional writings by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist on subjects ranging from Thermopylae to the English Channel, and from Coral Island to Jules Verne.

About the Author

William Golding

Born in Cornwall, England, William Golding started writing at the age of seven. Though he studied natural sciences at Oxford to please his parents, he also studied English and published his first book, a collection of poems, before finishing college. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, participating in the Normandy invasion. Golding's other novels include Lord of the Flies, The Inheritors, The Free Fall, Pincher Martin, The Double Tongue, and Rites of Passage, which won the Booker Prize.

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