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Lord of the Flies by William Golding; E M Forster is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Lord of the Flies about?

William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them—the world of cricket and homework and adventure stories—and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible.**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.The classic tale of a group of English school boys who are le

Who reads Lord of the Flies?

Author

William Golding; E M Forster

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published

1954

Language

EN

ISBN

9780399537424

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

3.65 / 5 (1,638,289 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14