Name: Lord of the Flies
Price: 15.00 GBP
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Author: Golding, William ; King, Stephen
ISBN: 9780399537424

Type

Physical Book

Author

William Golding

Introduction by

Stephen King

Publisher

Penguin Books

Year

2011

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.7 x 13.2 x 2.1 cm

Weight

0.24 kg.

ISBN13

9780399537424

Edition No.

Synopsis "Lord of the Flies"

The classic novel by William GoldingWith a new Introduction by Stephen KingTo me Lord of the Flies has always represented what novels are for, what makes them indispensable. -Stephen KingGolding's classic, startling, and perennially bestselling portrait of human nature remains as provocative today as when it was first published. This beautiful new edition features French flaps and rough fronts, making it a must-have for fans of this seminal work. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them--the world of cricket and homework and adventure stories--and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible.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.

Stephen King

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Stephen Edwin King(Portland, Maine; 21 de septiembre de 1947), más conocido como Stephen King y ocasionalmente por su pseudónimo Richard Bachman, es un escritor estadounidense de novelas de terror, ficción sobrenatural, misterio, ciencia ficción y literatura fantástica. Sus libros han vendido más de 500 millones de ejemplares,1 y en su mayoría han sido adaptados al cine y a la televisión. Ha publicado 64 novelas, once colecciones de relatos y novelas cortas, y siete libros de no ficción, además de un guion cinematográfico, entre otras obras.

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