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William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies (Omnibus)
The life and career of the publicity-shy, Nobel Prize-winning author. Christian Rodska reads John Carey's authorised biography.
The first biography of publicity-shy author William Golding.
His debut novel was rejected by many publishers before going on to sell over 20 million copies in the UK alone.
Drawing on a vast wealth of previously-unpublished material in the Golding family archive, biographer John Carey explores the life and career of an often violently self-critical novelist who won the Nobel prize for literature.
Written by John Carey.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by John Carey.
Read by Christian Rodska.
Producer: Bruce Young.
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in September 2009.
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