TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: The latest issue features William Golding’s beast within; the many lives of W. H. Auden; Palantir spreads; the spirit of the Risorgimento; Ishiguro on film; experiencing consciousness – and much more.

Darkness visible

The struggle between good and evil in William Golding’s fiction By Alan Jenkins

Clock stopper

The many lives of W. H. Auden By Ian Sansom

All-seeing eye

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, the controversial US tech company By Emily Jones

The feeling of being alive

Why do we experience consciousness?