young adult fiction · 1954
Lord of the Flies
1954 novel by William Golding
- 1954
- young adult fiction
- allegory
- robinsonade
- science fiction
- dystopian fiction
- ◆ Nobel-winning author
Summary
Lord of the Flies is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery. The novel's themes include morality, leadership, and the tension between civility and chaos.
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