Lord of the Flies Centenary Edition Introduction by Stephen King

by William Golding, Stephen King

Golding's timeless, shocking, and enduringly popular exploration of human nature retains its potency today. This stunning new edition boasts French flaps and textured covers, making it an essential addition for admirers of this seminal work.

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About the author

Sir William Gerald Golding was an Engish novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), he published another twelve volumes of fiction in his lifetime. In 1980, he was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage, the first novel in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature.

As a result of his contributions to literature, Golding was knighted in 1988. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".