Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Flies discusses how culture created by man fails, using as an example a group of British schoolboys stuck on a deserted island who try to govern themselves, but with disastrous results. Its stances on the already controversial subjects of human nature and individual welfare versus the common good.

The 71st greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 8th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
  2. - 12th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
  3. - 13th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
  4. - 18th on 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Complex)
  5. - 41st on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
  6. - 66th on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
  7. - 93rd on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
  8. - Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
  9. - 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
  10. - 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
  11. - 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Barnes and Noble)
  12. - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
  13. - TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
  14. - 100 Novels That Shaped Our World (BBC)
  15. - The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (http://www.uhlibrary.net/pdf/college_board_recommended_books.pdf)
  16. - The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
  17. - Great Books (The Learning Channel)
  18. - 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
  19. - The Graphic Canon (Book)
  20. - The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))

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Lord of the Flies: Novel-Ties Study Guide Paperback 1817534 $16.10 $16.10 1983
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Lord of the Flies - Multiple Critical Perspectives Paperback 3381663 $16.76 $16.47 2006
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Lord of the Flies. With additional materials. (Lernmaterialien) Paperback 5495540 $11.95 $11.94 1994
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