Pincher Martin Pincher Martin Pincher Martin (published in America as Pincher Martin: The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin), is a novel by British writer William Golding, first published in 1956. It is Golding's third novel, following "The Inheritors" and his debut "Lord of the Flies". The novel is one of Golding's best-known novels, and is noted for being existential and minimalistic in setting. The plot of "Pincher Martin" surrounds the survival and psychophysical, spiritual and existential plight of one Christopher Hadley "Pincher" Martin, a temporary naval lieutenant who believes himself to be the sole survivor of a military torpedo destroyer which sinks
Charles Martin (author) Charles Martin (author) Charles Martin (born November 3, 1969) is an author from the Southern United States. Martin earned his B.A. in English from Florida State University and went on to receive an M.A. in Journalism and a Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University. He currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida. He is the author of thirteen novels: "Send Down the Rain" (2018), "Long Way Gone" (2017), "Water from My Heart" (2015), "A Life Intercepted" (2014), "Unwritten" (2013), "Thunder and Rain" (2012), "The Mountain Between Us" (2010), "Where the River Ends" (2008), "Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery" (2007), "Maggie: The