William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the
savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic
Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry
As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of
the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling,
brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story
about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been
labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a
political treatise, and even a vision of the apocalypse. But above all,
it has earned its place as one of the indisputable classics of the
twentieth century for readers of any age.
This Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxe Edition features an array of
special features to supplement the novel, including a foreword by Lois
Lowry, an introduction by Stephen King, an essay by E. M. Forster, an
essay on teaching and reading the novel and suggestions for further
exploration by scholar Jennifer Buehler, and an extended note by E. L.
Epstein, the publisher of the first American paperback edition of Lord
of the Flies.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of
classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700
titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works
throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the
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notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as
up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
