The Lord of the Flies (Penguin) [ABRIDGED] [AUDIOBOOK] (Audio CD)

by William Golding (Author), Tim Pigott-Smith (Reader)

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Product Description
This is the compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them - the world of cricket, homework and adventure stories - and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible.

About the Author
WILLIAM GOLDING is considered by many to be the greatest English novelist of the last fifty years. He wrote eleven novels, the best-known being LORD OF THE FLIES, THE SPIRE and RITES OF PASSAGE, which won the 1980 Booker Prize. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983, and was knighted in 1988. He died in 1993. TIM PIGOTT-SMITH has worked widely in theatre, but is perhaps best known for his appearances on television, including THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Abridged Ed edition (September 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141800968
• ISBN-13: 978-0141800967
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #676,502 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, March 9, 2008

By	R. Duran "Piemur" (Narnia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Lord of the Flies (Paperback)

This was a great book. I had to read it this semester for my English class and I loved it! The way he describes things are amazing. I couldn't believe what happened to Simon! I was heart broken. This story should be read from High School and up! I was a little nervous at a few parts but Golding really pulls you into the story and makes you feel as if you were there yourself. You can put yourself in the place of his characters and live their lives and see through their eyes. I truly loved this story and i think that you will too.

5.0 out of 5 stars "All we have is the rules", December 31, 2006

By	bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

This review is from: Lord of the Flies (Paperback)

Ever fantasize that you are on an island free from the restraints of society? William Golding has taken that scenario to the nth in this story of a bunch of English boys, plane wrecked on an island during WWII.

We see the fabric of society slowly and most assuredly ripping as the rules are discarded one by one. Golding is very graphic in his description of the demise of pigs and plants.

One will never look at fun and games in the same way.

Lord of the Flies: Essential Art House

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harrowing idea of what could be, August 31, 2005

By	Abbott McFarlane - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lord of the Flies (Paperback)

Given the current state of the world, and especially current events as of this writing, it's hard to say that LORD OF THE FLIES is shocking. But it is, in its own way, and hopefully will remain so. In this Golding novel, society is held up for us to look at, through the actions of a few stranded boys on an island. Metaphors abound, and for good reason: Golding is trying to teach us something by putting our own society's evils on display via a group of gone-wild adolescents. And it works. The unfortunate thing is that we, as a society, seemed to not have learned the lesson Golding was trying to teach. This is a classic, stellar book with a superb message--if only we would listen. Would also recommend two other books as we read them in lit class: CANNERY ROW by Steinbeck, BARK OF THE DOGWOOOD (I think this one's getting banned), and OF MICE AND MEN.