Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies
The original UK Lord of the Flies book cover
AuthorWilliam Golding
Cover artistAnthony Gross[1]
GenreAllegorical novel
PublisherFaber and Faber
Publication date
17 September 1954
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages224[2]
OCLC47677622

Lord of the Flies is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves. The novel's themes include morality, leadership, and the tension between civility and chaos.

Lord of the Flies was generally well received, and is a popularly assigned book in schools.

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