Author | William Golding |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Psychological/ Historical novel |
Publisher |
Faber & Faber (UK) Farrar Straus & Giroux (US) |
Publication date | 1995 |
Media type | Print ( Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 160 |
ISBN | 0-571-17526-0 |
OCLC | 60281814 |
The Double Tongue is a novel by William Golding. It was found in draft form after his death and published posthumously. [1]
Golding's final novel tells the story of the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo at Delphi. [1] Arieka prophesies in the shadowy years of the 1st century BC when the Romans were securing their grip on the tribes and cities of Greece. The plain, unloved daughter of a local grandee, she is rescued from the contempt and neglect of her family by her Delphic role. [2]