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 72nd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1954
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 224
- Words
- 59,960
- Original Language
- English
- Alternate Titles
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The Lord of the Flies
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This book is on the following 42 lists:
- 8th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 12th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 12th on 30 Books Every Adult Should Read Before They Die (The British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Society)
- 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 The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 41st on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 42nd on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 46th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 46th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 62nd on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 65th on Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide (Book)
- 66th on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- 70th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 90th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 93rd on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 377th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 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 Graphic Canon (Book)
- 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)
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- Great Books (The Learning Channel)
- The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- Nancy Pearl's 100 Good Reads, Decade by Decade (Book Lust (Book))
- Books that Shaped the Century (LOGOS 20th Century Books Project)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- The 100 Novels You Must Read in Your Lifetime (Esquire)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Barnes and Noble)
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)