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, 336 pages
Published Nov. 15, 2016 by Penguin Classics.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-312940-0Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
Library Binding
English language
Published Aug. 29, 1997 by Tandem Library.
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- 978-1-4177-2589-2Copied ISBN!
Lord of the flies
322 pages
English language
Published July 29, 1994 by Chivers.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7451-2228-1Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 32847552
Lord of the flies
216 pages
English language
Published July 29, 2004 by Faber and Faber.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-571-22452-4Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 56346194
Lord of the Flies
Library Binding
English language
Published Sept. 29, 1987 by Tandem Library.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4177-1156-7Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
5 pages
English language
Published July 29, 2009 by Faber & Faber, Limited.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-571-24956-5Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
Paperback
English language
Published Jan. 29, 1997 by Pearson Prentice Hall.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-673-31819-0Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 44641360
Lord of the Flies.
19 pages
English language
Published July 29, 1999 by Faber.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-571-20053-5Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
176 pages
English language
Published July 29, 2012 by Faber & Faber, Limited.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-571-29058-1Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
Hardcover
English language
Published April 29, 1978 by Putnam Pub Group (T).
- ISBN:
- 978-0-698-10219-4Copied ISBN!
Lord of the Flies
Audio CD
English language
Published Jan. 29, 2006 by Listening Library.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-8072-1617-0Copied ISBN!
Lord of the flies
248 pages
English language
Published July 29, 1954 by Faber and Faber.
- OCLC Number:
- 401180
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