'One of the more earnest and interesting writers of his
generation.' - "The Guardian"
'Readable to an almost hypnotic degree . . . absorbing and
exciting.' - "Sphere"
'Some really good narrative . . . impressive.' - "New Statesman"
As a child, the brilliant mathematical prodigy Hugh Greene's two
major influences were his eccentric old uncles, Nick and Sam. From
Uncle Nick, Hugh learned a love of mathematics, which came to
represent clarity and order, and from Uncle Sam he acquired an
overwhelming fear of violence. Now seventeen and unsure of what to
do with his life and whether life is even worth bothering with at
all, Hugh finds his hatred of violence becoming even more intense
when he witnesses a gang of brutal thugs beating an innocent man.
Determined to protect himself, he purchases a gun and joins a
pistol club. But when he becomes involved with a senseless shooting
and gets mixed up with a group of criminals, including a sex
murderer, Hugh will be forced to confront the question of whether
his mathematics and philosophy have any relevance in a world of
violence. . . .
Colin Wilson's third novel, "The World of Violence" (1963), is a
fascinating and gripping story that critic Sidney Campion called
'one of the most complex and satisfying bildungsromans ever written
in English.' This new edition of Wilson's brilliant novel, the
first in more than twenty years, includes a new introduction by
Nicolas Tredell.
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