Lord of the Flies Paperback (With an Introduction by Stephen King)
윌리엄 골딩, 윌리엄 제랄드 골딩, 윌리엄 제랄드 골딩 | Faber & Faber
0원 | 20110804 | 9780571273577
??ord of the Flies stands out mightily in my memory of my early years. It is such a strong statement about the human heart.??Patricia Cornwell An centenary edition of this hugely celebrated classic, published for the 100th anniversary of William Golding?? birth.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 fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys??delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance. ??eautifully written, tragic and provocative.??E. M. Forster[INHERITORS thumbnail]Also please include Faber Golding website
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 fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast.
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 fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance.First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics.
William Goldings classic debut novel, republished to mark his centenary.