Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding. The book focuses on a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempt to govern themselves. Themes include the tension between groupthink and individuality, between rational and emotional reactions, and …
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Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding. The book focuses on a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempt to govern themselves. Themes include the tension between groupthink and individuality, between rational and emotional reactions, and between morality and immorality. The novel has been generally well received. It was named in the Modern Library 100 Best Novels, reaching number 41 on the editor's list, and 25 on the reader's list. In 2003 it was listed at number 70 on the BBC's The Big Read poll, and in 2005 Time magazine named it as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. Time also included the novel in its list of the 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time. Popular reading in schools, especially in the English-speaking world, a 2016 UK poll saw Lord of the Flies ranked third in the nation's favourite books from school.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 2475502
- Goodreads:
- 7624
- BNF ID:
- 11992683c
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Lord of the flies.
243 pages
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1967 by Coward-McCann.
Lord of the flies.
243 pages
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1962 by Faber and Faber.
Lord of the flies
192 pages
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1964 by Penguin Books in association with Faber & Faber.
Zrimaya t'ma
Hardcover
Published Oct. 4, 2000 by Simpozium.
- ISBN:
- 978-5-89091-064-6Copied ISBN!
Sa Majesté des Mouches
French language
Published July 10, 1987
- ISBN:
- 978-2-07-033447-6Copied ISBN!
Kärpästen herra
Finnish language
Published July 10, 2007
- ISBN:
- 978-951-1-21603-2Copied ISBN!
Lord of the flies.
291 pages
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1964 by Putnam.
Lord of the flies
192 pages
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1960 by Penguin Books.
Lord of the flies
263 pages
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1962 by Faber.
Lord of the flies
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1954 by Faber.
Lord of the flies.
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1968 by Faber.
Lord of the flies
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1969 by Coward-McCann.
El Señor de las Moscas
240 pages
Published July 10, 1988
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