For all its adventure and excitement, Lord of the Flies is a profound exploration of the human potential for evil: a group of boys marooned on a tropical island elect leaders and organize themselves, but soon rivalry, fear and violence erupt. Condemnation of its savagery and defamatory passages began in 1974, two decades after its publication, but the book has retained its place on many school reading lists.
William Golding's Lord of the Flies is a dystopian classic: 'exciting, relevant and thought-provoking' (Stephen King). When a group of schoolboys are stranded on a desert island, what could go wrong?
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A plane crashes on a desert island. The only survivors are a group of schoolboys. By day, they discover fantastic wildlife and dazzling beaches, learning to survive; at night, they are haunted by nightmares of a primitive beast. Orphaned by society, it isn't long before their innocent childhood games devolve into a savage, murderous hunt ...
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