William Golding (Magill’s Choice: Notable British Novelists)

Other Literary Forms

William Golding’s first and only book of poetry, entitled simply Poems, was published in 1934. “Envoy Extraordinary,” a 1956 novella, was recast in 1958 in the form of a play, The Brass Butterfly; set in Roman times, The Brass Butterfly uses irony to examine the value of “modern” inventions. “Envoy Extraordinary” was published along with two other novellas, “The Scorpion God” and “Clonk Clonk,” in a 1971 collection bearing the title The Scorpion God.

Golding also produced nonfiction; his book...

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