In the summer of ‘83, in a local library, I came across the novels of William Golding. Like practically everyone, I’d read “Lord of the Flies” in high school and had enjoyed it very much, but I’d never read any of the others. I took out three (“The Inheritors,” “Pincher Martin,” and “The Spire”). When I finished them, I was quite impressed and felt disappointed that so few people seemed to have read anything by him beyond LOTF. That fall, while washing the dishes one evening, I heard over the radio that that day Golding had been announced as the winner of that year’s Nobel Prize for Literature. I cheered.
My favorite writer today is LIAM KATT, totally amazing story teller! I finished his Katt of Ten Tales in one night and then read the true ghost stories in My Family Ghosts. Wow! I cannot wait for That Katt Could Talk! The next collection of ghost stories!
'Lord of the Flies' was not only a masterpiece in terms of the theme but also of style: both simple/straightforward. After that, IMHO Golding's theme/prose became laborious, almost incomprehensible. Not till 'Rites of Passage' did he again write simple/straightforward prose. (Not mentioning 'The Paper Men', which smacks of a Nabokovian joke.)
"We have given so much to the world". Yeah cutting of children's hands, Treating anyone who is not white as inferior apes, Genocide of millions of people. What a great and beautiful contribution. Be ashamed colonial, Certain German deserves some respect for destroying the so called empire and striking fear in the colonials. Haha beautiful culture 🇬🇧🤓
that's odd as I read the book decades ago and I vaguely remember the book's subtext having a theme that 'religion or cult groups are born out of superstition', almost a critique of religion. I could be utterly wrong as it was such a long time ago.
That’s because being thoughtful, intelligent, and god-fearing go hand in hand. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, after all. Godlessness is an incoherent worldview.
@@lectorintellegatnot at all. Some of the least thoughtful and intelligent people I know are god fearing and regularly go worship at the local temple.
@@moominmay And some of the least thoughtful people *I* know are atheists and godless. What of it? The civilisation you’re living in was built by believers. Atheism has no art or rhyme or reason of its own. Indeed, the entire superstructure that you call ‘thoughtful and intelligent’ (a) was handed down to you as a heritage of Christian civilisation, And (b) is incoherent in a worldview that is godless or even agnostic.
omg, wow, what a wonderful and important document.
One of the best novelists, up there with Hesse, Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy. And what a wonderful interview, thank you.
In the summer of ‘83, in a local library, I came across the novels of William Golding. Like practically everyone, I’d read “Lord of the Flies” in high school and had enjoyed it very much, but I’d never read any of the others. I took out three (“The Inheritors,” “Pincher Martin,” and “The Spire”). When I finished them, I was quite impressed and felt disappointed that so few people seemed to have read anything by him beyond LOTF. That fall, while washing the dishes one evening, I heard over the radio that that day Golding had been announced as the winner of that year’s Nobel Prize for Literature. I cheered.
Thank you for uploading this!
My favorite writer today is LIAM KATT, totally amazing story teller! I finished his Katt of Ten Tales in one night and then read the true ghost stories in My Family Ghosts. Wow! I cannot wait for That Katt Could Talk! The next collection of ghost stories!
One of my favorite writers.
This channel is a Godsend.
'Lord of the Flies' was not only a masterpiece in terms of the theme but also of style: both simple/straightforward. After that, IMHO Golding's theme/prose became laborious, almost incomprehensible. Not till 'Rites of Passage' did he again write simple/straightforward prose. (Not mentioning 'The Paper Men', which smacks of a Nabokovian joke.)
If you squint your eyes, he kinda looks like a rugged Woody Harrelson
It's a shame British culture is disappearing. We've given so much to the world through art, literature, music and science.
How is it disappearing?
"We have given so much to the world". Yeah cutting of children's hands, Treating anyone who is not white as inferior apes, Genocide of millions of people. What a great and beautiful contribution.
Be ashamed colonial, Certain German deserves some respect for destroying the so called empire and striking fear in the colonials. Haha beautiful culture 🇬🇧🤓
@@DevonMiniFlicksbecause it’s all about black people now
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Who are the boys names huh 🤔🤨
Hugely enjoyable however for a thoughtful intelligent man he does appear as quite a god-fearing individual during the Pincher Martin section.
that's odd as I read the book decades ago and I vaguely remember the book's subtext having a theme that 'religion or cult groups are born out of superstition', almost a critique of religion. I could be utterly wrong as it was such a long time ago.
That’s because being thoughtful, intelligent, and god-fearing go hand in hand.
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, after all. Godlessness is an incoherent worldview.
@@lectorintellegatnot at all. Some of the least thoughtful and intelligent people I know are god fearing and regularly go worship at the local temple.
@@moominmay And some of the least thoughtful people *I* know are atheists and godless. What of it?
The civilisation you’re living in was built by believers. Atheism has no art or rhyme or reason of its own. Indeed, the entire superstructure that you call ‘thoughtful and intelligent’ (a) was handed down to you as a heritage of Christian civilisation, And (b) is incoherent in a worldview that is godless or even agnostic.
That comment says more about you than it does Mr Golding.
Writers often talk awfull drivel