Lord of the Flies
The original UK Lord of the Flies book cover | |
| Author | William Golding |
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| Cover artist | Anthony Gross |
| Genre | Allegorical novel |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 17 September 1954 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 224 |
| OCLC | 47677622 |
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 led to a descent into savagery. 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.