Close Quarters

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Intimacy and tension aboard a naval ship.

If you're drawn to tight-knit settings where every character interaction is charged with meaning, "Close Quarters" will not disappoint. The confined environment of a naval ship intensifies relationships and the story is a vivid exploration of human dynamics in isolation. It's both a pressure cooker for drama and a microscope for character development.

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Close Quarters

Regular price RM33.08 MYR
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per
RM29.77 MYR Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9780571298563
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date of Publication: 2013-11-07
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Classics, Suspense, Thriller, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.8
(rated by 663 readers)

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With an introduction by Ronald Blythe. The second volume of William Golding's Sea Trilogy. In a wilderness of heat, stillness, and sea mists, a ball is held on a ship becalmed halfway to Australia. In this surreal, fête-like atmosphere, the passengers dance and flirt, while beneath them thickets of weed spread over the hull. The sequel to Rites of Passage, Close Quarters, the second volume in Golding's acclaimed sea trilogy, is imbued with his extraordinary sense of menace. Half-mad with fear, with drink, with love and opium, everyone on this leaky, unsound hulk is 'going to pieces'. And in a nightmarish climax, the very planks seem to twist themselves alive as the ship begins to come apart at the seams. 'It tells an utterly absorbing tale, in language of immense force and subtlety.' - Financial Times. 'No living writer has represented the fragility of man's experience so marvelously as Golding.' - AS Byatt. 'A stunning piece of writing, as exciting as any thriller.' - Sunday Times
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Intimacy and tension aboard a naval ship.

If you're drawn to tight-knit settings where every character interaction is charged with meaning, "Close Quarters" will not disappoint. The confined environment of a naval ship intensifies relationships and the story is a vivid exploration of human dynamics in isolation. It's both a pressure cooker for drama and a microscope for character development.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.