Rites of Passage

William Golding’s To The Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy – Book One is a Booker Prize–winning historical novel that launches the Sea Trilogy. Set in the early nineteenth century, it follows Edmund Talbot as he sails toward Australia aboard a crowded, aging warship. Through his journal, the novel captures mounting tensions among officers, sailors, soldiers and emigrants in cramped below-deck quarters, where fear, pride and the monstrous undercurrents of life at sea come to light. Praised for the emotional veracity of life at sea, the narrative blends historical detail with a tense, intimate perspective on human behavior when faced with isolation and power dynamics.

The book is the first installment in a renowned trilogy and is written by William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies. It has been noted for its powerful, present-tense-like handling of the past, and for its ambitious, urgent storytelling that remains accessible to readers today. This edition presents the work as a 336-page paperback originally released by Faber & Faber.

Kenmerken

• Boek één uit de Sea Trilogy
• Historische roman, 19e eeuw, reis naar Australië
• Edmund Talbot registreert zijn ervaringen in een dagboek
• Aanspannende sfeer op een oud, stinkend oorlogsschip
• William Golding, bekend van Lord of the Flies
• Booker Prize-winnaar