The Spire

William Golding

first published 1964 Faber and Faber Ltd, 1971 277 pages

Fischer Taschenbuch 5045

Told in a stream-of-consciousness narrative, this is a story of obsession. Against the advice of his builder, the Dean of Salisbury Cathedral, slowly dying from tuberculosis, plans the construction of a towering spire atop the cathedral as the culmination of his life’s work but becomes increasingly deranged as the construction faces constant problems due to the sheer grandiosity of the work.

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Spire edition · 2021 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 256 pages · 9780571362332
Spire edition · 2014 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 272 pages · 9780571307821
Spire edition · 2013 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 224 pages · 9780571312269
Spire edition · 2012 · Faber & Faber, Incorporated · 9780571267477
The Spire paperback · 2006 · Pearson Education Ltd · 135 pages · 9781405835640
The Spire paperback · 2005 · Faber and Faber · 224 pages · 9780571225460
The Spire edition · 2002 · Harvest Books · 228 pages · 9780156027823
The Spire paperback · 1997 · Faber and Faber · 240 pages · 9780571192571
Spire hardcover · 1996 · Faber Faber Inc · 223 pages · 9780571064922
The Spire hardcover · 1991 · American Education Publishing · 9781568490625
Spire edition · 1986 · Macmillan Publishers Limited · 9780333397756
The Spire edition · 1984 · Harvest Books · 228 pages · 9780156847414

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