The classic novel by William Golding
With a new Introduction by Stephen King
To me Lord of the Flies has always represented what novels are
for, what makes them indispensable. -Stephen King
Golding'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.
