Darkness Visible
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Darkness Visible is a 1979 novel by William Golding that explores themes of good, evil, and human corruption through the intertwined lives of a disfigured mystic and a pair of troubled twins.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Darkness Visible canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | William Golding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
the breakdown of moral order
ⓘ
the nature of evil ⓘ the possibility of sainthood ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rites of Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Miss Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr Pedigree NERFINISHED ⓘ Sim Goodchild NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Toni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Antonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matty NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
doubling
ⓘ
fire ⓘ twins ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | intertwined narratives ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical elements
ⓘ
complex narrative structure ⓘ dark and disturbing tone ⓘ |
| openingEvent | World War II bombing raid ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | works of William Golding ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
disfigured
ⓘ
mystic ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
good and evil
ⓘ
human corruption ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ mysticism ⓘ sexuality ⓘ terrorism ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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