The Inheritors
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The Inheritors is a 1955 novel by William Golding that reimagines the encounter between Neanderthals and early modern humans, exploring themes of innocence, violence, and the nature of humanity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Inheritors canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | has been adapted for radio ⓘ |
| author | William Golding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
clash of cultures
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emergence of evil ⓘ evolution of consciousness ⓘ innocence ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ otherness ⓘ the nature of humanity ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
highly regarded by literary critics
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often considered one of Golding’s finest works ⓘ |
| depicts | encounter between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
communication and language development
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empathy and imagination ⓘ moral development ⓘ violence as a human trait ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Neanderthals
NERFINISHED
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early modern humans ⓘ |
| followedBy | Pincher Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical novel
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prehistoric fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
experimental prose
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limited vocabulary to reflect Neanderthal cognition ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-571-07495-4 ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | post-war literature ⓘ |
| motif |
fire
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hunting ⓘ journey and displacement ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | primarily from Neanderthals’ point of view ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Fa
NERFINISHED
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Ha NERFINISHED ⓘ Lok NERFINISHED ⓘ Mal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nil ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | William Golding’s early novels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lord of the Flies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | prehistoric era ⓘ |
| structure | third-person narrative ⓘ |
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