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Ninety-Nine Novels: The Spire by William Golding
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In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.
In this episode, the Burgess Foundation's Graham Foster is joined by writer and academic Tim Kendall to talk about The Spire by William Golding. Published in 1964, The Spire tells the story of Jocelin, the dean of a medieval cathedral. He believes he has been tasked by God to build the tallest spire in England, but its construction is plagued by problems, just as Jocelin is plagued by visions both heavenly and otherwise.
William Golding was born in Cornwall in 1911. After becoming a schoolteacher in Salisbury in the 1930s, he was drafted into the Royal Navy for his wartime service, during which he participated in the Normandy Landings on D-Day. He began writing in the 1950s, and published his first novel Lord of the Flies in 1954. He won the Booker Prize in 1980 for Rites of Passage, beating Anthony Burgess’s Earthly Powers. He died in 1993 aged 81.
Tim Kendall is Professor of English at the University of Exeter. He is currently preparing the correspondence between William Golding and his editor Charles Monteith for publication by Faber & Faber. His next book, co-authored with Fiona Mathews, is Black Ops and Beaver-Bombing, an exploration of Britain’s wild mammals and is forthcoming from Oneworld in spring 2023.
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BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
By William Golding:
Lord of the Flies (1954)
The Inheritors (1955)
Pincher Martin (1956)
Free Fall (1959)
To the Ends of the Earth, consisting of: Rites of Passage (1980); Close Quarters (1987); Fire Down Below (1989)
By others:
The Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne (1857)
The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen (1892)
'The Eye of Allah' in Debits and Credits by Rudyard Kipling (1926)
Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce (1958)
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1962)
Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban (1980)
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (1981)
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (1995)
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (2020)
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LINKS
Black Ops and Beaver-Bombing by Tim Kendall and Fiona Mathews (Pre-Order)
Official William Golding Website
The relationship between William Golding and Susanna Clarke by Arabella Currie
International Anthony Burgess Foundation
The theme music is Anthony Burgess’s Concerto for Flute, Strings and Piano in D Minor, and is performed by No Dice Collective.
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If you have enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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Manage episode 345930345 series 3013668
In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.
In this episode, the Burgess Foundation's Graham Foster is joined by writer and academic Tim Kendall to talk about The Spire by William Golding. Published in 1964, The Spire tells the story of Jocelin, the dean of a medieval cathedral. He believes he has been tasked by God to build the tallest spire in England, but its construction is plagued by problems, just as Jocelin is plagued by visions both heavenly and otherwise.
William Golding was born in Cornwall in 1911. After becoming a schoolteacher in Salisbury in the 1930s, he was drafted into the Royal Navy for his wartime service, during which he participated in the Normandy Landings on D-Day. He began writing in the 1950s, and published his first novel Lord of the Flies in 1954. He won the Booker Prize in 1980 for Rites of Passage, beating Anthony Burgess’s Earthly Powers. He died in 1993 aged 81.
Tim Kendall is Professor of English at the University of Exeter. He is currently preparing the correspondence between William Golding and his editor Charles Monteith for publication by Faber & Faber. His next book, co-authored with Fiona Mathews, is Black Ops and Beaver-Bombing, an exploration of Britain’s wild mammals and is forthcoming from Oneworld in spring 2023.
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BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
By William Golding:
Lord of the Flies (1954)
The Inheritors (1955)
Pincher Martin (1956)
Free Fall (1959)
To the Ends of the Earth, consisting of: Rites of Passage (1980); Close Quarters (1987); Fire Down Below (1989)
By others:
The Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne (1857)
The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen (1892)
'The Eye of Allah' in Debits and Credits by Rudyard Kipling (1926)
Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce (1958)
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1962)
Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban (1980)
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (1981)
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (1995)
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (2020)
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LINKS
Black Ops and Beaver-Bombing by Tim Kendall and Fiona Mathews (Pre-Order)
Official William Golding Website
The relationship between William Golding and Susanna Clarke by Arabella Currie
International Anthony Burgess Foundation
The theme music is Anthony Burgess’s Concerto for Flute, Strings and Piano in D Minor, and is performed by No Dice Collective.
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If you have enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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