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Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies Paperback - 1987

by William Golding; James Robert Baker (Editor); Arthur P. Ziegler (Editor)

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 thier own natures.


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A Casebook Edition containing the full text of LORD OF THE FLIES, plus notes and critical essays The material in this casebook edition of one of the most widely read novels of our time includes not only the full text of LORD OF THE FLIES, but also statements by William Golding about the novel, reminisces of Golding by his brother, an appreciation of the novel by E.M. Forster, and a number of critical essays from various points of vierw. Included are psychological, religious, and literary approaches by noted scholars and studies of the novel's relation to earlier works, as well as to other writings by Golding. The editors have also included bibliographical material and explanatory notes. Edited by James R. Baker and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr.

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The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.

Details

  • Title Lord of the Flies
  • Author William Golding; James Robert Baker (Editor); Arthur P. Ziegler (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 291
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1987-09-01
  • Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780399506437 / 0399506438
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.94 x 5.32 x 0.92 in (20.17 x 13.51 x 2.34 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 770
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Great Lakes
    • Cultural Region: Mexican
    • Cultural Region: Midwest
    • Geographic Orientation: Illinois
  • Library of Congress subjects Survival after airplane accidents,, Regression (Psychology)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Entertainment Weekly, 06/27/2014, Page 22

About the author

Born in Cornwall, England, in 1911 and educated at Oxford University, William Gerald Golding's first book, Poems, was published in 1935. Following a stint in the Royal Navy and other diversions during and after World War II, Golding wrote Lord of the Flies while teaching school. This was the first of several novels including Pincher Martin, Free Fall, and The Inheritors and a play, The Brass Butterfly, which led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.
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