Lord of the Flies
William Golding(Author)
Faber & Faber (Publisher)
Published on 25. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-571-22767-9 (ISBN)
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A plane crashes on a desert 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. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-571-22767-9 (9780571227679)
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A plane crashes on a desert 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. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance.