Lord of the Flies Tapa blanda - 2003

  Even though Lord of the Flies is a frequent submission on any banned books list, many high school students are first introduced to this classic piece of literature in their freshman English class. Using very young protagonists set in a harsh, wild environment, author William Golding's disturbing and engaging novel addresses the themes of human nature and personal welfare, often resulting in violence and murder. Despite its controversial subject matter, it is often considered one of the best novels of the 20th Century.

Lord of the Flies turned Golding into a household name, and although Lord of the Flies was his most popular book, he remained a successful author long after its publication. In fact, Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983, where he remarked that he sought to “...illuminate the human condition in the world of today” through his novels.

Published in 1954 in London by Faber and Faber, Lord of the Flies has sold over millions of copies worldwide. It has been translated into many languages, including Basque and Catalan. Evidently, even though the book focuses on the trials and tribulations of twelve young boys, the themes and archetypes resonate with all readers. 

At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued.

Detalles

• Título Lord of the Flies
• Autor William Golding; Afterword by Lois Lowry; Contribution by Jennifer Buehler
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Edición Reissue
• Páginas 224
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Perigee Books, New York
• Fecha de publicación 2003-12-16
• ISBN 9780399501487 / 0399501487
• Peso 0.3 libras (0.14 kg)
• Dimensiones 7.4 x 4.1 x 0.7 pulgadas (18.80 x 10.41 x 1.78 cm)
• Nivel de lectura 770
• Temas
  • Catalog Heading: Language Arts/Literature
  • Cultural Region: Great Lakes
  • Cultural Region: Mexican
  • Cultural Region: Midwest
  • Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
  • Geographic Orientation: Illinois
  • Topical: Home School
• Library of Congress subjects Survival after airplane accidents,, Islands
• Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 59011717
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC

"The most influential novel...since Salinger's Catcher in the Rye." 
-- Time

"Lord of the Flies [is my selection for The Book That Changed My Life] because it is both a story with a message and because it is a great tale of adventure. My advice about reading is to do a lot of it."
-- Stephen King, for the National Book Foundation, The Book That Changed My Life

"[T]his brilliant work is a frightening parody on man's return (in a few weeks) to that state of darkness from which it took him thousands of years to emerge. Fully to succeed, a fantasy must approach very close to reality. Lord of the Flies does. It must also be superbly written. It is." 
-- The New York Times Book Review
 
"[S]parely and elegantly written...Lord of the Flies is a grim anti-pastoral in which adults are disguised as children who replicate the worst of their elders' heritage of ignorance, violence, and warfare." 
-- Joyce Carol Oates, New York Review of Books