Lord of the Flies
1954 novel by William Golding / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the novel by William Golding. For the film adaptations, see Lord of the Flies (1963 film) and Lord of the Flies (1990 film). For other uses, see Lord of the Flies (disambiguation).
Lord of the Flies is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves. The novel's themes include morality, leadership, and the tension between civility and chaos.
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Author | William Golding |
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Cover artist | Anthony Gross[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Genre | Allegorical novel |
Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 17 September 1954 |
Pages | 224[2] |
ISBN | 0-571-05686-5 (first edition, paperback) |
OCLC | 47677622 |
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Lord of the Flies was generally well received, and is a popular assigned book in schools.