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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LORD OF THE FLIES
Paperback, 256 pages
English language
Published July 29, 1993 by WILLIAM GOLDING.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-571-27357-7Copied ISBN!
Lord of the flies
Paperback, 256 pages
English language
Published July 29, 1997 by Riverhead Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-57322-612-7Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
315 pages
English language
Published July 29, 2003 by Berkley.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-399-52920-7Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 52623558
Lord of the Flies
223 pages
English language
Published July 29, 1954 by Faber & Faber.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-571-06366-6Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
Paperback
English language
Published June 29, 1984 by Scholastic.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-590-04001-3Copied ISBN!
Herr der Fliegen
eBook
German language
Published 2021 by FISCHER E-Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-10-491571-5Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 1268463821
Lord of the Flies
223 pages
English language
Published July 29, 1954 by Faber & Faber.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-571-06366-6Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
192 pages
English language
Published Oct. 1, 1999 by Penguin (Non-Classics).
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-028333-4Copied ISBN!
- Goodreads:
- 7624
Lord of the Flies
Hardcover, 190 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 1975 by Amereon Limited.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-88411-695-0Copied ISBN!
Lord of the flies
256 pages
English language
Published July 29, 1959 by Capricorn Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-99501-487-0Copied ISBN!
Lord of the flies
322 pages
English language
Published July 29, 1977 by Lythway Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-85046-707-9Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
paperback, 190 pages
Published Oct. 7, 1954 by Perigree.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4039-9196-6Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
School & Library Binding
English language
Published Oct. 29, 1999 by Tandem Library.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-88103-031-0Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
library binding, 208 pages
Published June 26, 2008 by Paw Prints 2008-06-26.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4395-0084-2Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
hardcover, 256 pages
Published May 7, 2013 by Penguin Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-312429-0Copied ISBN!
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