Darkness Visible (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: William Golding
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Moral parable
- Time of Work: After World War II
- Setting: London, Greenfield (Midlands of England), and Australia
- Principal Characters: Matty “Septimus” Windrave, Windrove, Windgrave, Sim Goodchild, Ruth Goodchild, Mr. Pedigree, Sophy Stanhope, Toni Stanhope
- Genres: Long fiction, Parable
- Subjects: 1950’s, Self-discovery, Murder or homicide, Sin or Original sin, 1940’s, Spiritual life or spirituality, England or English people, Christianity, London, Corruption, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Terrorism or terrorists, Martyrs or martyrdom, Australia or Australians, Explosions or explosives, Munitions
- Locales: London, England, Australia
The Novel
A brand saved from the burning, Matty “Septimus” Windrave survives the holocaust of the Nazi firebombings of London during World War II, horribly burned, orphaned, marked psychologically and spiritually by his ordeal. Designated “number seven” in the burn wards of the hospital, he has no recollection of his previous life and is wholly isolated from the fellowship of other war victims because of his monstrous appearance. At the Foundlings School at Greenfield, Mr. Pedigree, a pitiful old pederast, shrinks from the boy’s unspoken plea for friendship. Rejected...
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