Rites of Passage

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"Ritos de Passagem" by William Golding, a Booker Prize-winning novel, follows Edmund Talbot's diary entries during a voyage to Australia in the 19th century. Talbot, a young man with a promising career in the British Crown's service, narrates the interactions and tensions among sailors, officers, and emigrants aboard a cramped English Navy ship. As relationships unfold and true natures are revealed, including a potential love triangle and conflicts with a disliked passenger, the narrative delves into the darker aspects of human nature amidst the challenges of the sea journey.

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288

Publisher

Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl