{"product_id":"lord-of-the-flies-william-golding-9780571056866","title":"Lord of the Flies (William Golding)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eFirst published in 1954, \u003cb\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/b\u003e is now recognised as a classic, one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern novels. This edition, which includes an introduction and notes by Ian Gregor and Mark Kinkead-Weekes, meets the demand for its use in schools and its prescription by numerous examining boards. In compiling the notes they have borne in mind the needs of younger readers not only in this country but overseas.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWilliam Golding (1911 - 1993\u003c\/b\u003e) was born in Cornwall and educated at Marlborough Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford. Before becoming a writer, he was an actor, small-boat sailor, musician and schoolteacher. In 1940 he joined the Royal Navy and took part in the D-Day operation and liberation of Holland. \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, was turned down by several publishers but rescued from the 'reject pile' at Faber and published in 1954. It became a modern classic selling millions of copies,  translated into 44 languages and made into a film by Peter Brook in 1963. Golding wrote eleven other novels, a play and two essay collections. He won the Booker Prize for \u003ci\u003eRites of Passage \u003c\/i\u003ein 1980 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983. He was knighted in 1988 and died in 1993. www.william-golding.co.uk\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 304 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65919488557405,"sku":"K009573357","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/0957335700001A.jpg?v=1789395019","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/lord-of-the-flies-william-golding-9780571056866","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}