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Darkness Visible: With an introduction by Philip Hensher
William Golding
Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial PrizeDarkness Visible opens at the height of the London Blitz, when a naked child steps out of an all-consuming fire. Miraculously saved but hideously scarred, soon tormented at school and at work, Matty becomes a wanderer, a seeker after some unknown redemption.
416 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 7, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571298570 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 416 |
| Dimensions | 200 × 124 × 26 mm · 470 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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