The Paper Men

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The Paper Men
First edition
AuthorWilliam Golding
Cover artistPaul Hogarth[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English
PublisherFaber and Faber
Publication date
Feb 1984
Media typePrint
Pages191
ISBN0-571-13206-5

The Paper Men is a 1984 novel by British writer William Golding.

Plot summary

The novel follows Wilfred Barclay, an alcoholic and middle-aged writer trapped in an unhappy marriage, and his conflict with Rick Tucker, a young professor determined to write Barclay's biography. Barclay tries to escape Tucker’s attention by fleeing to Europe. Tucker is desperate to gain control over the writer's personal papers as he pursues Barclay across Europe.[2]

References

  1. ^ Modern first editions - a set on Flickr
  2. ^ "The Paper Men". William Golding. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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Works by William Golding
  • Poems (1934)
  • Lord of the Flies (1954)
  • The Inheritors (1955)
  • Pincher Martin (1956)
  • The Brass Butterfly (1958)
  • Free Fall (1959)
  • The Spire (1964)
  • The Hot Gates, and Other Occasional Pieces (1965)
  • The Pyramid (1967)
  • The Scorpion God : Three Short Novels (1971)
  • Darkness Visible (1979)
  • Rites of Passage (1980)
  • A Moving Target (1982)
  • Nobel Lecture, 7 December 1983 (1984)
  • The Paper Men (1984)
  • An Egyptian Journal (1985)
  • Close Quarters (1987)
  • Fire Down Below (1989)
  • The Double Tongue (1995)