The Lord of the Flies

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
The Lord of the Flies (1963 film)
The Lord of the Flies (1990 film)
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_Golding
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Modern_Library_100_Best_Novels
gptkbp:book PR6013.O35 L6 1954
gptkbp:category British novels
dystopian novels
novels adapted into films
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:coverArtist gptkb:Anthony_Gross
gptkbp:criticalReception now considered a classic
initially mixed reviews
gptkbp:deweyDecimal 823.914
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:The_Inheritors
gptkbp:genre adventure fiction
psychological fiction
allegorical novel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lord of the Flies
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Lost_(TV_series)
gptkb:The_Hunger_Games
gptkb:The_Maze_Runner
gptkb:Battle_Royale
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Coral_Island
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0-571-05686-6
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literaryPeriod 20th century literature
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Simon
gptkb:Roger
gptkb:Ralph
gptkb:Jack_Merridew
gptkb:Piggy
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:print
gptkbp:notableQuote Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's only us.
The thing is – fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.
gptkbp:pages 224
gptkbp:precededBy none
gptkbp:publicationDate 1954
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Faber_and_Faber
gptkbp:setting deserted island
gptkbp:subject morality
boys stranded on an island
power and leadership
breakdown of society
gptkbp:theme loss of innocence
innate human evil
civilization vs. savagery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Modern_Library_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7