About the Book: Pincher Martin: Faber Modern Classics
Christopher Martin, the sole survivor of a torpedoed destroyer, is stranded
upon a rock in the middle of the Atlantic. Pitted against him are the sea, the
sun, the night cold and the terror of his isolation. To drink there is a pool of
rain water; to eat there are weeds and sea anemones. Through the long hours with
only himself to talk to, Martin must try to assemble the truth of his fate,
piece by terrible piece.
While most readers are aware of William Golding as the writer of Lord of the
Flies, it