| The Double Tongue | |
| Author: | William Golding |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Psychological/Historical novel |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber (UK) Farrar Straus & Giroux (US) |
| Release Date: | 1995 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages: | 160 |
| Isbn: | 0-571-17526-0 |
| Oclc: | 60281814 |
The Double Tongue is a novel by William Golding. It was found in draft form after his death and published posthumously.[1]
Golding's final novel tells the story of the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.[1] Arieka prophesies in the shadowy years of the 1st century BC when the Romans were securing their grip on the tribes and cities of Greece. The plain, unloved daughter of a local grandee, she is rescued from the contempt and neglect of her family by her Delphic role.[2]