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An analysis of the work of William Golding by acclaimed literary critic Virginia Tiger, who argues that Golding used the imaginative impact of words to convey experiences that conventional language fails to get across. This is the only book to offer a complete commentary on all his literary work and the critical responses to it. Distinguished critic, Virginia Tiger, argues that his writings explore themes of vision, mystery, human sin and guilt. Drawing upon her own personal recollections of conversations with Golding and quoting from her correspondence with him, she shows how structure supports content in this extraordinary body of work. Virginia Tiger was Professor of English at Rutgers University (Newark, New Jersey) and is now head of department, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, as well as a distinguished critic. She is the author of WILLIAM GOLDING: The Dark Fields of Discovery (Marion Boyars 1975), EVERYWOMAN (Randon House) and co-editor of DORIS LESSING CRITICAL STUDIES (G. K. Hall). She lives in New York.