Lord of the Flies by William Golding
A group of British boys are stranded on an uninhabited island after their plane crashes during wartime. Initially, they attempt to establish order, creating rules and electing a leader. However, as time passes, their civility erodes, and they descend into savagery and chaos. The struggle for power intensifies, leading to violence and death. The novel explores themes of innocence, the inherent evil in mankind, and the thin veneer of civilization.
The 52nd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1954
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 224
- Words
- 59,960
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 8th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 12th on 30 Books Every Adult Should Read Before They Die (The British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Society)
- 12th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 13th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 18th on 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Complex)
- 21st on The 50 best books of the past 100 years (The Times)
- 36th on Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories (NPR)
- 41st on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 41st on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 46th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 55th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 62nd on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 66th on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- 70th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 93rd on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 377th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Barnes and Noble)
- The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Novels That Shaped Our World (BBC)
- Horror: The 100 Best Books ("Horror: The 100 Best Books" Book by Stephen Jones (Editor) and Kim Newman (Editor))
- The 100 Best YA Books of All Time (Time)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- Zeit Literaturkanon (https://www.librarything.com/award/335/ZEIT-Literaturkanon)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
- Great Books (The Learning Channel)