The Inheritors

The Inheritors - Hardcover

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The Inheritors

The Inheritors - Hardcover

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Book Overview

The Inheritors is a novel by William Golding that explores the conflict between two different groups of early humans, the Neanderthals and the Homo sapiens. The story follows the Neanderthal family of Lok, Fa, and their children as they live a simple life in the forest, hunting and gathering for food. However, their peaceful existence is disrupted when a group of Homo sapiens arrive on the scene, and the two groups struggle to communicate and understand each other's ways of life. The Homo sapiens are portrayed as more advanced and intelligent, but also more violent and destructive, while the Neanderthals are more in tune with nature and their environment. As the two groups clash, the novel explores themes of evolution, language, and the nature of humanity. The Inheritors is a thought-provoking and haunting novel that challenges readers to question their own assumptions about the world and our place in it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

ISBN9781104847784
Author William Golding
PublisherKessinger Publishing
GenreLiterature
FormatHardcover
PublishedJuly 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages234
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About William Golding

William Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911 and educated at Oxford University. His first book, Poems, was published in 1935. Following a stint in the Royal Navy during World War II, Golding wrote Lord of the Flies while teaching school. It was the first of several works, including the novels Pincher Martin, Free Fall, and The Inheritors and a play, The Brass Butterfly, which led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.

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