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Lord of the flies : a novel

Golding, William, 1911-1993 author, Epstein, Edmund L., author of afterword, colophon, etc

1954

Overview

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.

• Publisher: Perigee
• Subject: Airplane crash survival Fiction. / Ethics Fiction. / Regression (Psychology) Fiction.
• ISBN: 0399501487, 9780399501487, 9780881030310, 0881030317, 9780606001960, 0606001964, 9780812416114, 0812416112

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR 6013 .O35 L67 1954	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE