William Golding: Lord of the Flies - Taschenbuch

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Golding,W.:Lord of the Flies

William Golding´s Lord of the Flies is a dystopian classic: ´exciting, relevant and thought-provoking´ (Stephen King). 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. The only survivors are a group of schoolboys. By day, they discover fantastic wildlife and dazzling beaches, learning to survive at night, they are haunted by nightmares of a primitive beast. Orphaned by society, it isn´t long before their innocent childhood games devolve into a savage, murderous hunt ...

´Stands out mightily in my memory ... Such a strong statement about the human heart.´ (Patricia Cornwell)

´Terrifying and haunting.´ (Kingsley Amis)

´Beautifully written, tragic and provocative.´ (E. M. Forster)

ONE OF THE BBC´S ICONIC ´NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD´

What readers are saying:

´Every real human being should read this ... This is what we are.´

´It´s brilliant, it´s captivating, it´s thought provoking and brutal and for some, its truly terrifying.´

´It can be read and re-read many times, and every time something new will appear.´

´There is a reason why this is studied at school ... Excellent read.´

´This is one of the few books I´ve read that I keep on my Kindle to read again.´

´I revisit this every few years and it´s always fresh and impressive ... One of the best books I´ve ever read.´