Title:
Lord of the Flies / William Golding ; introduction by E.M. Forster ; with a biographical and critical note by E.L. Epstein ; illustrated by Ben Gibson.
Author:
Golding, William, 1911-1993.
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Publication Information:
New York : Berkley, 2003.
Call Number:
PR6013.O35 L6 2003
Abstract:
The 50th Anniversary Edition of the Lord of the Flies is the volume that every fan of this classic book will have to own! 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. And now readers can own it in a beautifully designed hardcover edition worthy of its stature.
Edition:
1st Perigee hardcover ed., 50th anniversary ed.
ISBN:
9780399529207
Physical Description:
xii, 315 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
General Note:
"A Perigee book."
Contents:
1. The sound of the shell -- 2. Fire on the mountain -- 3. Huts on the beach -- 4. Painted faces and long hair -- 5. Beast from water -- 6. Beast from air -- 7. Shadows and tall trees -- 8. Gift for the darkness -- 9. A view to a death -- 10. The shell and the glasses -- 11.Castle rock -- 12. Cry of the hunters.
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