Lord of the Flies

Name: Lord of the Flies
Brand: Penguin Random House
SKU: 9780140283334
Price: 11.79 USD
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Lord of the Flies is a provocative and timeless novel published in 1954. It ignites passionate debate with its brutal portrayal of human nature, comparing it to The Catcher in... Read more

Lord of the Flies is a provocative and timeless novel published in 1954. It ignites passionate debate with its brutal portrayal of human nature, comparing it to The Catcher in the Rye. William Golding's story follows a group of ordinary boys on a coral island, turning their fun into a nightmare of panic and death. As their behavior collapses, a primitive and terrible world is revealed. Lord of the Flies is a classic and influential work, labeled as a parable, allegory, myth, morality tale, parody, political treatise, and vision of the apocalypse. It continues to captivate readers, including author Suzanne Collins and Stephen King.

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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 themthe world of cricket and homework and adventure storiesand 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