Lord of the Flies
1954 novel by William Golding / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding. It was published in 1954. The title is a literal translation of Beelzebub, a Semitic deity which was worshipped in the Philistine city of Ekron.[2]
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Author | William Golding |
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Cover artist | Anthony Gross[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Genre | Allegorical novel |
Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 17 September 1954 |
ISBN | 0-571-05686-5 (first edition, paperback) |
OCLC | 47677622 |
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Golding based this novel on two personal experiences: his time teaching at boys' public schools and his experiences in World War II. He had read books like Coral Island which showed young boys getting stranded on desert islands and living in perfect Utopia. He wanted to write about what he thought would really happen in this situation.