The Spire by William Golding

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Book name:	The Spire (2024)
Category:	Ambition
Author:	William Golding
Pages:	250 pages
Language:	English
Publication data:	Jan. 1, 1964, midnight

The novel centers on the ambitious and obsessive Dean Jocelin, who is determined to erect a towering spire atop his cathedral despite the warnings of structural instability and the growing dissent among the townspeople and clergy. As the spire rises, so do tensions, revealing the frailties and hidden sins of those involved. Jocelin's unwavering faith and vision drive him to the brink of madness, blurring the lines between divine inspiration and human folly. The story explores themes of faith, pride, and the destructive nature of obsession, culminating in a powerful and tragic conclusion. The 9514th greatest book of all time

About the author

William Golding

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Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), he published another twelve volumes of fiction in his lifetime. In 1980, he was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage, the first novel in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature.
As a result of his contributions to literature, Golding was knighted in 1988. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of … Read more