
Lord of the Flies
William Golding(Author)
Riverhead Books,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 1. August 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-57322-612-7 (ISBN)
Description
Before The Hunger Games there was Lord of the Flies
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. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature.
William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. 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. 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.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.
"Lord of the Flies is one of my favorite books. That was a big influence on me as a teenager, I still read it every couple of years." —Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games "As exciting, relevant, and thought-provoking now as it was when Golding published it in 1954." —Stephen King
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57322-612-7 (9781573226127)
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Persons
William Golding
Content
Lord of the FliesIntroduction by E. M. Forster
One: The Sound of the Shell
Two: Fire on the Mountain
Three: Huts on the Beach
Four: Painted Faces and Long Hair
Five: Beast from Water
Six: Beast from Air
Seven: Shadows and Tall Trees
Eight: Gift for the Darkness
Nine: A View to a Death
Ten: The Shell and the Glasses
Eleven: Castle Rock
Twelve: Cry of the Hunters
One: The Sound of the Shell
Two: Fire on the Mountain
Three: Huts on the Beach
Four: Painted Faces and Long Hair
Five: Beast from Water
Six: Beast from Air
Seven: Shadows and Tall Trees
Eight: Gift for the Darkness
Nine: A View to a Death
Ten: The Shell and the Glasses
Eleven: Castle Rock
Twelve: Cry of the Hunters
Notes
Critical Analysis