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Lord of the flies

William Golding's classic novel of primitive savagery and survival is one of the most vividly realized and riveting works in modern fiction. The tale begins after a plane wreck deposits a group of English school boys, aged six to twelve on an isolated tropical island. Their struggle to survive...

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Main Author: Golding, William, 1911-1993.
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language: English
Published: New York : Listening Library (Audio), 2006.
Edition: Unabridged.
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Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. > Young adult fiction.
Good and evil > Young adult fiction.
Leadership > Young adult fiction.
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Summary: William Golding's classic novel of primitive savagery and survival is one of the most vividly realized and riveting works in modern fiction. The tale begins after a plane wreck deposits a group of English school boys, aged six to twelve on an isolated tropical island. Their struggle to survive and impose order quickly evolves from a battle against nature into a battle against their own primitive instincts. Golding's portrayal of the collapse of social order into chaos draws the fine line between innocence and savagery.
Item Description: Unabridged.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (6 audio files) : digital
Playing Time: 06::3:4:
Format: Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 185326 KB).
Audience: Text Difficulty 7 - Text Difficulty 12
UG/Upper grades (9th-12)
770
5
ISBN: 9780739330296
Author Notes: William Golding was born in Cornwall, England on September 19, 1911. Although educated to be a scientist at the request of his father, he developed an interest in literature. At Oxford University, he studied natural science for two years and then transferred to a program for English literature and philosophy. He eventually became a schoolmaster at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. During World War II, he joined the Royal Navy and was involved in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. After the war, he returned to Bishop Wordsworth's School and taught there until 1962.

His first novel, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954 and was made into a film in 1963. His other novels include The Inheritors, Free Fall, The Spire, The Pyramid, The Paper Men, Close Quarters, and Fire down Below. He won the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage in 1980 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. He also wrote plays, essays, and short stories. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. He died on June 19, 1993.

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