Lord of the flies / William Golding.
By: Golding, William.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Faber & Faber, 1954Description: 225 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 0571191479.Subject(s): Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. -- Fiction | Islands -- Fiction | Boys -- FictionDDC classification: 823.914Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 823.914 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00085616 |
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First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics.
The Sound of the Shell -- Fire on the Mountain -- Huts on the Beach -- Painted Faces and Long Hair -- Beast from Water -- Beast from Air -- Shadows and Tall Trees -- Gift for the Darkness -- A View to a Death -- The Shell and the Glasses -- Castle Rock -- Cry of the Hunters.
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Library Journal Review
Here is another 50th-anniversary hardcover reprint. This edition sports the full text, plus notes and critical analyses. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Publishers Weekly Review
William Golding's Lord of the Flies is now available in a newly remastered, re-released audiobook edition from Listening Library, performed by the author. This audio update of the classic YA novel about the struggles of a group of British schoolboys stranded on a desert island comes 48 years after the print version first appeared in 1954 and 26 years after Golding was first recorded reading the book. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reservedSchool Library Journal Review
Gr 10 UpA solid tool for the study of William Golding's classic novel. Sixteen critical selections from both journals and books are arranged in chronological order by date of publication from 1961 to 1993. The examined topics, length and completeness of entries, and depth of analysis present a wide range of material. Articles selected by Bloom have not previously appeared in works easily accessible to most readers. There is little duplication with "Contemporary Literary Criticism" (Gale) or with "British Writers" (Scribners); both cover less ground. Clarice Swisher's Readings on Lord of the Flies (Greenhaven, 1997) includes two of the same critics, but Bloom's book has complete articles rather than excerpts. While some readers may struggle with these selections, the book is an excellent resource.Gail Richmond, San Diego Unified Schools, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Booklist Review
Marooned on a tropical island, a group of English schoolboys tries to set up a civilized society; but with the fear of the unknown, savagery erupts, and the rule of brute force leads to murder. The dark opposite of Catcher in the Rye.Author notes provided by Syndetics
William Golding was born in Cornwall, England on September 19, 1911. Although educated to be a scientist at the request of his father, he developed an interest in literature. At Oxford University, he studied natural science for two years and then transferred to a program for English literature and philosophy. He eventually became a schoolmaster at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. During World War II, he joined the Royal Navy and was involved in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. After the war, he returned to Bishop Wordsworth's School and taught there until 1962.His first novel, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954 and was made into a film in 1963. His other novels include The Inheritors, Free Fall, The Spire, The Pyramid, The Paper Men, Close Quarters, and Fire down Below. He won the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage in 1980 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. He also wrote plays, essays, and short stories. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. He died on June 19, 1993.
(Bowker Author Biography)