Lord of the Flies: 50th Anniversary Edition

Golding, William; Introduction by E. M. Forster; E. L. Epstein, Biographical and Critical Note

ISBN 10: 0399529209 / ISBN 13: 9780399529207

Published by A Perigee Book, Published by The Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A., 2003

A Perigree Book, Published by The Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A., 2003. Second (2nd) Printing (number line down to 2) of the 50th Anniversary Edition, illustrated by Ben Gibson, published in November 2003. Fine condition. No Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, straight and square with deckled fore-edges and no markings of any kind. The Binding is brown quarter cloth to black boards, colors uniform throughout, with author's name in bright gilt to the front board, bright gilt title, etc., to the spine, unmarked brown endpapers and all corners square and sharp. No Jacket. See the photos. 315 pages. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4". Introduction by E. M. Forster (1962); Biographical and Critical Note by E. L. Epstein. An allegorical novel that subverts the colonial narration common in British literature, the plot involves upper-class British boys marooned by themselves on an island who quickly descend into chaos, then dictatorship and violence despite early attempts at democratic order. ISBN 10: 0399529209 / ISBN 13: 9780399529207 xii, [ii], 315 pages. Seller Inventory # 001414

Synopsis:

The 50th Anniversary Edition of the Lord of the Flies is the volume that every fan of this classic book will have to own!

Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature.

Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies has established itself as a true classic. And now readers can own it in a beautifully designed hardcover edition worthy of its stature.

About the Author: Born in Cornwall, England, in 1911 and educated at Oxford University, William Gerald Golding's first book, Poems, was published in 1935. Following a stint in the Royal Navy and other diversions during and after World War II, Golding wrote Lord of the Flies while teaching school. This was the first of several novels including Pincher Martin, Free Fall, and The Inheritors and a play, The Brass Butterfly, which led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lord of the Flies: 50th Anniversary Edition
Publisher: A Perigee Book, Published by The Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A.
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Ben Gibson
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 50th Anniversary Edition