Forfatter fødeår: 1911-1993
224 sider, paperback. A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright... Læs mere
First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is now recognised as a classic, one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern novels. In compiling the notes they have borne in mind the needs of younger readers not only in this country but overseas.
Efter en flyulykke strander en flok engelske skoledrenge på en øde koralø. Her forsøger de at skabe et civiliseret demokratisk samfund, hvilket dog mislykkes, da primitive drifter og... Læs mere
so poignant and relevant.' CHRIS MOULD'Just as compelling and evocative as Golding's world-shaking masterpiece.' Comics ReviewBefore The Stand and The Hunger Games, before Battle Royale and Yellowjackets, there was Lord of the Flies. A plane crashes on a desert island.
The iconic classic in a luxurious anniversary edition, with a foreword by Stephen King. 'There aren't any grown-ups anywhere.'A plane crashes on a desert island. but it isn't long before their innocent games devolve into something far more dangerous .
When a group of schoolboys are stranded on a desert island, what could go wrong?'One of my favorite books - I read it every couple of years.' (Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games)A plane crashes on a desert island.
When a plane crashes on a remote island, a group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. As the reality of their situation sets in, the boys attempt to establish control and their world gradually descends into brutal savagery.
Such a strong statement about the human heart.' Patricia Cornwell'Terrifying and haunting.' Kingsley AmisWhat readers are saying:'Every real human being should read this ...
When a group of schoolboys are stranded on a desert island, what could go wrong?'One of my favorite books - I read it every couple of years.' (Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games)A plane crashes on a desert island.
What the people do not know is that their day is already over ... 'Extraordinary ... Truly a masterpiece.' Monique Roffey'An earthquake in the petrified forests of the English novel.' Arthur Koestler'An astonishing, underrated novel.' Robert MacFarlane'Beautiful, powerful ...