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  1. The Paper Men is a 1984 novel by British writer William Golding. Plot summary. The novel follows Wilfred Barclay, an alcoholic and middle-aged writer trapped in an unhappy marriage, and his conflict with Rick Tucker, a young professor determined to write Barclay's biography. Barclay tries to escape Tucker’s attention by fleeing to Europe.

    • William Golding
    • 1984
  2. Feb 1, 1984 · English novelist Wilfred Barclay, who has known fame, success, and fortune, is in crisis. He faces a drinking problem slipping over the borderline into alcoholism, a dead marriage, and the incurable itch of middle age lust.

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  3. Nov 27, 2021 · The paper men by Golding, William, 1911-1993. Publication date 1984 Topics Biographers -- Fiction, Authors -- Fiction, Europe -- Fiction Publisher

  4. The Paper Men. Wilfred Barclay, a curmudgeonly, alcoholic writer of a bestseller is pursued by up-and-coming academic, and would-be-biographer of Barclay, Rick Tucker. Barclay, faced with a failing marriage and obsessed by middle-aged lust, tries to escape Tucker’s attentions by fleeing to Europe.

  5. The Paper Men. William Golding. Faber & Faber, 1985 - Authors - 191 pages. This powerful, original, and, above all, unpredictable novel pits Wilfred Barclay, a famous but failing British...

  6. Dive deep into William Golding's The Paper Men with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.

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  8. Dec 1, 1999 · The Paper Men Paperback – December 1, 1999. by William Golding (Author)

    • William Golding