Lord of the Flies is not just a book about a group of boys on an island, but a story about the weaknesses and evils of mankind that have caused trouble and conflict in our world throughout history. At times the story is frightening and disturbing because of it's harsh and blunt truth,but the beautiful language and symbolism make this book a must read. It is a perfect example of a book about a topic that should learned and understood by all.
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.
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Lord of the Flies Details
- Author: William Golding ( Download PDF :
) - Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 0399501487
- ISBN-13: 978-0399501487
- Publisher: Perigee Books; Reissue edition (December 16, 2003)
- Language: English
- Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
About the Author
Born in Cornwall, England, in 1911 and educated at Oxford University, William Gerald Golding's first book, Poems, was published in 1935. Following a stint in the Royal Navy and other diversions during and after World War II, Golding wrote Lord of the Flies while teaching school. This was the first of several novels including Pincher Martin, Free Fall, and The Inheritors and a play, The Brass Butterfly, which led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.
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