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William Golding (1911-1993) was born in Cornwall. He attended Marlborough Grammar School, Oxford and Brasenose college, Oxford. Before becoming a writer he was an actor and small-boat sailor. He also played the piano, was a musician, and was a schoolteacher. He joined the Royal Navy in 1940 and participated in the liberation of Holland and the D-Day operation. Lord of the Flies was his first novel. Although it was rejected by many publishers, Faber saved it from the “reject pile” and published it in 1954. It was a modern classic that sold millions of copies. It was translated into 44 languages, and made into a movie by Peter Brook in 1963. Golding also wrote 11 novels, a play, and two essay collections. In 1980, he was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage and in 1983 the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was knighted in 1988 and died in 1993. www.william-golding.co.uk
William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a dystopian masterpiece, is “exciting,” relevant and thought-provoking (Stephen King). What could possibly go wrong when a group schoolboys find themselves on a deserted island? “One of my favourite books, I read it every two years.” (Suzanne Collins author of The Hunger Games) A plane crashes on a deserted island. A group of schoolboys are the only ones to survive. They discover amazing wildlife and beautiful beaches during the day, and learn to survive. At night, however, they are haunted with nightmares about primitive beasts. Their innocent childhood games become a brutal, violent hunt. This is a powerful statement about the human heart. (Patricia Cornwell). “Terrifying, haunting. (Kingsley Amis). “Beautifully written and tragic, but also provocative.” (E. M. Forster).ONE OF THE BBC’S ICONIC NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD. What readers have to say: ‘Every real human being must read this… This is who we are. It’s brilliant, captivating, thought-provoking, brutal, and, for some, terrifying. It can be reread many times and each time something new will emerge. This is why it is taught at school. Excellent read. “This is one of my favorite books that I have ever read and I save it on my Kindle so I can read it again. “I read this book every few years, and it’s always new and inspiring. It’s one of my favorite books.