Lord of the Flies
William Golding
(Author)
E. M. Forster
(Introduction by)
Description
A special edition of this classic literary parable, with the 1962 introduction by E.M. Forster, critical notes by E.L. Epstein, and selected highlights from five decades of critical analysis.
Product Details
Price
$31.30
$29.11
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Publish Date
August 01, 1997
Pages
256
Dimensions
5.53 X 8.44 X 0.98 inches | 0.73 pounds
Language
English
Type
Prebound
EAN/UPC
9780780776821
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About the Author
William Golding (1911-93) was born in Cornwall, England. His first novel, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954 and became an international bestseller. In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Edward Morgan (E.M.) Forster was born in 1879 in London and educated in Cambridge. After graduating, he traveled to Greece and Italy. The Story of a Panic was his first short story and was published in 1904. Forster taught in Germany and England. His first novel was Where Angels Fear to Tread, published in 1905. Forster joined the International Red Cross at the outbreak of World War I and was posted in Alexandria until 1919. In 1924, he published A Passage To India. He refused knighthood but was awarded the Order of Merit in 1969. He died in 1970.
