The Inheritors
by William Golding · first published 1955
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Golding’s follow-up to Lord of the Flies, this is an unusual novel about the last tribe of Neanderthals in Europe and their fatal encounter with a tribe of more advanced and infinitely more ruthless Humans.
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The Inheritors by William Golding is the novel that lodged itself in my subconscious more deeply than any other book. It fostered a curiosity in me about the nature of humanity, and a lingering awareness that history…
on “William Golding's Island of Savagery” ↗Not quite the same but The Inheritors by William Golding explores the coexistence of the two groups.
on “Did Neanderthals go to war with our ancestors?” ↗The closest I can think of is William Golding's novel The Inheritors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inheritors_(Golding_novel)
on “Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Tolkien Elves” ↗Got any recommendations? I don't really have any complaints about this list, but I would include: The Castle - Franz Kafka American Tabloid - James Ellroy The Inheritors - William Golding American Pastoral - Philip Roth The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler
on “Book Club: 100 best novels of all time” ↗…Angel at my Table by Janet Frame The Summer Son by Craig Lancaster Recently finished: Sky Above, Great Wind by Kazuaki Tanahashi Jew(ish) by Matt Greene The House that Evolves by Pauline Hunter The Inheritors by William Golding (made much less of an impact than the last time I read it.)
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