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Lord of the Flies
by Golding, William
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0399501487
- ISBN 13
- 9780399501487
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Penguin Books / a Perigee Book, 2003. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Mass Market paperback. 208 pages. With a biographical and criical note by E.L. Epstein. Reprint, post 1970. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, tight, and unmarked copy. Very good+. .
Synopsis
Even though Lord of the Flies is a frequent submission on any banned books list, many high school students are first introduced to this classic piece of literature in their freshman English class. Using very young protagonists set in a harsh, wild environment, author William Golding's disturbing and engaging novel addresses the themes of human nature and personal welfare, often resulting in violence and murder. Despite its controversial subject matter, it is often considered one of the best novels of the 20th Century. Lord of the Flies turned Golding into a household name, and although Lord of the Flies was his most popular book, he remained a successful author long after its publication. In fact, Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983, where he remarked that he sought to “...illuminate the human condition in the world of today” through his novels. Published in 1954 in London by Faber and Faber, Lord of the Flies has sold over millions of copies worldwide. It has been translated into many languages, including Basque and Catalan. Evidently, even though the book focuses on the trials and tribulations of twelve young boys, the themes and archetypes resonate with all readers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020722
- Title
- Lord of the Flies
- Author
- Golding, William
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0399501487
- ISBN 13
- 9780399501487
- Publisher
- Penguin Books / a Perigee Book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
We carry a general stock of antiquarian books with a focus on Charles Dickens, 19th and 20th century literature, history and biography.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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