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The Scorpion God

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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 .

About This Edition

ISBN: 9780571371693
Publication date: 3rd November 2022
Author: William Golding
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 304 pages
Genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction