Lord of the Flies - Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
Verlag | Faber & Faber |
Auflage | 2002 |
Seiten | 240 |
Format | 17,1 x 1,6 x 19,9 cm |
Gewicht | 192 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 0571191479 |
EAN | 9780571191475 |
Bestell-Nr | 57119147EA |
Eine Gruppe englischer Schuljungen gerät infolge eines Flugzeugunfalls auf eine unbewohnte Insel im Pazifischen Ozean. Kein Erwachsener überlebt. Zunächst erscheint der Verlust zivilisatorischer Ordnungsprinzipien leicht zu bewältigen: Auf der Insel gibt es Wasser, Früchte, sogar wilde Schweine, die erlegt werden können. Ralph läßt Hütten bauen, erkundet die Insel, richtet einen Wachdienst für das Signalfeuer ein. Der gute Anfang aber führt in eine Krise, die bald diabolische Formen annimmt. Aus der Jagd wird blutiges Schlachten - die Jäger und die Hüter des Feuers geraten in einen Kampf auf Leben und Tod. Die Gemeinschaft zerfällt, Terror und barbarische Primitivität gipfeln im Machtrausch, der auch Mord nicht ausschließt.
William Golding's Lord of the Flies is a dystopian classic: 'exciting, relevant and thought-provoking' (Stephen King). When a group of schoolboys are stranded on a desert island, what could go wrong?
§William Golding's Lord of the Flies is a dystopian classic: 'exciting, relevant and thought-provoking' (Stephen King). When a group of schoolboys are stranded on a desert island, what could go wrong?
'One of my favorite books - I read it every couple of years.' (Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games)
A 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 ...
'Stands out mightily in my memory ... Such a strong statement about the human heart.' (Patricia Cornwell)
'Terrifying and haunting.' (Kingsley Amis)
'Beautifully written, tragic and provocative.' (E. M. Forster)
ONE OF THE BBC'S ICONIC 'NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'
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