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Lord of the Flies: Golding William

Lord of the Flies: Golding William

by William Golding (Author)

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    Paperback 1997

    $4.90

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    Paperback 1998

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    Paperback 2001

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Synopsis

"A plane crashes on an uninhabited island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. In this, his first novel, William Golding gave the traditional adventure story an ironic, devastating twist. The boys' delicate sense of order fades, and their childish fears are transformed into something deeper and more primitive. Their games take on a horrible significance, and before long the well-behaved party of schoolboys has turned into a tribe of faceless, murderous savages. First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is now recognized as a classic, one of the most celebrated of all modern novels."

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 225
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 03 Mar 1997
ISBN 10: 0571191479
ISBN 13: 9780571191475
Book Overview: Lord of the Flies is William Golding's classic debut novel, now one of the most celebrated literary works of the twentieth century.
 Prizes: Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.

Author Bio
William Golding was born in Cornwall in 1911 and was educated at Marlborough Grammar School and at Brasenose College, Oxford. His first novel, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954 and was filmed by Peter Brook in 1963. He won the Booker Prize for his novel Rites of Passage in 1980, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. He was knighted in 1988. He died at his home in the summer of 1993.