Lord of the flies

a novel

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Description

The classic tale of a group of English school boys who are left stranded on an unpopulated island, and who must confront not only the defects of their society but the defects of their own nature. 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. 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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• Fiction

Other Editions

• Lord of the Flies : 1st American edition - 1955 - Coward-McCann, New York, New York (State)
• Lord of the Flies, a Novel - 1955 - Coward-McCann
• Lord of the flies : Film ed. - 1962 - Faber and Faber, London, England
• Lord of the flies - 1962 - Faber and Faber, London, England
• Señor de las moscas : 1a ed. , Paperback - 1962 - Minotauro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Lord of the flies - 1984 - Guild, London, United Kingdom
• Lord of the Flies - 1993 - WILLIAM GOLDING
• Señor das moscas , Paperback - 1993 - Sotelo Blanco, Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), España
• Povelitelʹ mukh - 1998 - Simpozium, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia (Federation)
• Lord of the Flies , Unknown Binding - 1999-10-01 - Tandem Library
• Lord of the Flies , paperback - 2006-10-31 - Penguin USA (P)
• Lord of the Flies , paperback - 2007-03-19 - Klett Sprachen GmbH
• El señor de las moscas : 1a ed. , Hardcover - 2009 - Edhasa, Barcelona, España
• Lord of the Flies : 1st Perigee centenary edition , Hardcover - 2011 - Perigee, New York, New York (State)
• Lord of the flies - unknown
• 169 other editions not shown