{"product_id":"lord-of-the-flies-william-golding","title":"Lord of the Flies (William Golding)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Golding's \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies \u003c\/i\u003eis a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edystopian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eclassic: 'e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003exciting, relevant and thought-provoking' (Stephen King). W\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehen a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e group of schoolboys are stranded on a desert island, what could go wrong?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of my favorite books - I read it every couple of years.' (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Collins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA plane crashes on a desert island. The only survivors are a group of schoolboys. By day, they discover fantastic wildlife and dazzling beaches, learning to survive; at night, they are haunted by nightmares of a primitive beast. Orphaned by society, it isn't long before their innocent childhood games devolve into a savage, murderous hunt ... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stands out mightily in my memory ... Such a strong statement about the human heart.' (Patricia Cornwell)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Terrifying and haunting.' (Kingsley Amis)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written, tragic and provocative.' (E. M. Forster)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BBC'S ICONIC 'NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEvery real human being should read this ... This is what we are.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's brilliant, it's captivating, it's thought provoking and brutal and for some, its truly terrifying.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003et can be read and re-read many times, and every time something new will appear\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThere is a reason why this is studied at school ... Excellent read.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is one of the few books I've read that I keep on my Kindle to read again.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I revisit this every few years and it's always fresh and impressive ... One of the best books I've ever read.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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, 256 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63608719016285,"sku":"K029409052","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/240084-2940905200001A.jpg?v=1771977283","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/lord-of-the-flies-william-golding","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}