Lord of the Flies: (International export edition) (Penguin Drop Caps) (Penguin audiobooks) (Faber Library, v. 3)

by William Golding

E. M. Forster (Introduction), E.L. Epstein (Notes), and Ben Gibson (Illustrator)

The 50th Anniversary Edition of the Lord of the Flies is the volume that every fan of this classic book will have to own!

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. And now readers can own it in a beautifully designed hardcover edition worthy of its stature.

• ISBN10: 0399533370
• ISBN13: 9780399533372
• Publish Date: 31 October 2006 (first published December 1954)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Penguin Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[maggiefan]

What the fuck...

[Bianca]

What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?

[Michael @ Knowledge Lost]

Wow, there is a lot in The Lord of the Flies, but I’m not going to dive into any of it; not at this point of time. All I will say is this classic dystopian novel could be about the importance of rules, a metaphor of something spiritual, a book of sociology or simply a story of young boys living a fantasy of no adult supervision. That’s the beauty of novels; according to William Golding. While it seems that a lot of people hated this book, it may be the simple fact that a lot of people were forced to read this book at school. After a plane crash leaving only a few survivors; all teenage boys, they set out to survive on an island while they wait to get rescued. They quickly organise themselves and set some rules, but with every day passing everything slowly collapses. This is a decent read and if you never had a chance to read it please don’t over look it; it may have something in it for you.