Golding\'s classic, startling, and perennially bestselling portrait of human nature remains as provocative today as when it was first published.
Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies has established itself as a true classic..
Salinger\'s The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature.
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Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication.
Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature.
As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them--the world of cricket and homework and adventure stories--and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible.
At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death.
William Golding\'s compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic.
This beautiful new edition features French flaps and rough fronts, making it a must-have for fans of this seminal work. - Stephen King Golding\'s classic, startling, and perennially bestselling portrait of human nature remains as provocative today as when it was first published.
The classic novel by William Golding With a new Introduction by Stephen King To me Lord of the Flies has always represented what novels are for, what makes them indispensable.
This beautiful new edition features French flaps and rough fronts, making it a must-have for fans of this seminal work.
Golding\'s classic, startling, and perennially bestselling portrait of human nature remains as provocative today as when it was first published
