The Spire Faber and 9780571362332 Succumb to a churchman’s apocalyptic vision in

Succumb to a churchman’s apocalyptic vision in this prophetic tale by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by Benjamin Myers (narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch as an audiobook). There were three sorts of people. Those who ran, those who stayed, and those who were built in. Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire. His master builder fearfully advises against it, for the old cathedral was miraculously built without foundations. But Jocelin is obsessed with fashioning his prayer in stone. As his halo of hair grows wilder and his dark angel darker, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, watched over by the gargoyles – until the stone pillars shriek, the earth beneath creeps, and the spire’s shadow falls like an axe on the medieval world below …

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Штрих-код: 9780571362332
Цвет: Чёрный
ISBN: 9780571362332
Объем: 272
Ширина: 130 мм
Длина: 196 мм
Высота: 17 мм
Автор: Голдинг Уильям
Год: 2021
Вес: 224 г
Группа: Книги
Обложка: мягкая обложка
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