Lord of the flies / William Golding.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: London : Faber and Faber, 1999Description: 230 sISBN:- 0571200532
- 9780571200535
- 823.9
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Högskolan Väst Övre plan (3rd floor) | 823.914 Golding | Available | 6004300074161 |
First published: 1954.
"A plane crashes on a desert island. the only survivors are a group of schoolboys. At first they revel in the freedom and celebrate the absence of grown-ups. Soon though, as the boys' fragile sens of order begins to collapse, their fears start to take on a sinister, rpimitive significance. Suddenly, the world of cricket, homework and adventure stories seems a long way away. The boys are faced with a more pressing reality - survival - and the appearance of a terrifying beast who haunts their dreams. Originally published in 1954, William Golding's Lord of the flies is one of the most disturbing and celebrated novels of modern times.