Book of the Year | 1954

Based on Lord of the Flies by William Golding 

John Carey and Harry Ritchie talk about the year which saw the Publication of William Golding's Lord of the Flies and Kingsley Amis' Lucky Jim.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 27'25''
  • Broadcast date: 1997
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