RecentAudiobook
Cover of Pincher Martin

Pincher Martin

William Golding

Narrated by Julian Sands

Released
March 3, 2026
Length
6 hrs 39 mins
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Follow William Golding View on Audible amazonapple
In "Pincher Martin," Christopher "Pincher" Martin finds himself stranded on a grotesque, weather-charted rock in the freezing North Atlantic, where survival hinges on rainwater and the meager offerings of the sea. Alone with his thoughts, Martin grapples with the truth of his fate as he confronts the complexities of human nature and consciousness. This Penguin Classic, first published in 1956 by William Golding, delves deep into psychological themes, complemented by a Suggestions for Further Exploration section that connects the novel to broader literary contexts.
action adventuregeneralliterary fiction

RecentAudiobook tracks William Golding and over 144,000 other authors for new releases.

Follow the authors you love and hear about every new audiobook the day it lands.

Get startedBrowse authors

Related audiobooks

Cover of Rites of Passage

Rites of Passage

William Golding

Cover of Close Quarters

Close Quarters

William Golding

Cover of 300 Quotes from English Writers

300 Quotes from English Writers

Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Cover of The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume Five: 13 Novels from Twain, Austen, Proust, Dumas, Gaskell, Dickens, & More

The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume Five: 13 Novels from Twain, Austen, Proust, Dumas, Gaskell, Dickens, & More

Jules Verne, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Marcel Proust, Elizabeth Gaskell, Horace Walpole, Émile Zola, Jane Austen, H. G. Wells, Charlotte Brontë, Alexandre Dumas, Jerome K. Jerome, H.G. Wells, Jerome K Jerome, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Herbert George Wells, Jules Scott Verne

Cover of The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume 2 - 23 Novels and Stories from E. M. Forster, William Faulkner, Thomas Mann, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Agatha Christie, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, & Much More

The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume 2 - 23 Novels and Stories from E. M. Forster, William Faulkner, Thomas Mann, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Agatha Christie, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, & Much More

James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Virginia Woolf, E. M. Forster, Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse, Agatha Christie, Ernest Hemingway, Henry James, Somerset Maughm, William Faulkner, Dorothy L. Sayers, Willa Cather, E. F. Benson, James Weldon Johnson, E.F. Benson, F Scott Fitzgerald, William Somerset Maugham

Cover of Modern Nature

Modern Nature

Derek Jarman

Cover of A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

Cover of The 20th Century Modern Classics Collection: 1900-1950 - 19 Stories From F. Scott Fitzgerald, Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy L. Sayers, Virginia

The 20th Century Modern Classics Collection: 1900-1950 - 19 Stories From F. Scott Fitzgerald, Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy L. Sayers, Virginia

Arthur Conan Doyle, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Virginia Woolf, E. M. Forster, Edith Wharton, W.E.B. Du Bois, Agatha Christie, Ernest Hemingway, P. G. Wodehouse, William Faulkner, Dorothy L. Sayers, Dashiell Hammett, W. E. B. Du Bois, F Scott Fitzgerald

Cover of The Masters of Science Fiction Short Stories

The Masters of Science Fiction Short Stories

Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Frank Herbert, Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley, Philip K. Dick, Murray Leinster, H G Wells, Jules Scott Verne

Cover of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Matt Dinniman, Fred Rogers

Cover of Christian Ethics Collection. Signature Classics

Christian Ethics Collection. Signature Classics

Leo Tolstoy, C. S. Lewis

Cover of The Odyssey of Homer

The Odyssey of Homer

The Great Courses