What is there to do in solitude? You can finally catch up on that book you wanted to read. Here's a brief list to get you started this week
As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world and national governments increasingly try to get a grip on a crisis that is invisible and unpredictable, millions of people are in either mandatory or self-imposed quarantine.
Set against the background of the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War, both events that transformed the world and threatened to end human civilisation, the book is set on a deserted island where a group of young boys survive a plane crash. In exploring the dark side of humanity Golding wanted to show how fragile societies are and how a rules-based order can crumble to despotism, nihilism and even savagery.Since the 2008 financial meltdown, the world has lurched from crisis to crisis, explains Pankaj Mishra in his 2016 book.
In light of the present global circumstances, as the Western world has struggled to deal with the loss of trust in politics, the onset of the coronavirus and its impact on Europe and the US, it could have implications for us all.
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