Lord of the Flies

Originally published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is one of the essential novels in world literature. Adapted twice for film and translated into 35 languages, William Golding's classic has been seen as an allegory, a parable, a political treatise and even a vision of the apocalypse. During World War II, a plane crashes on a deserted island, and its only survivors are a group of boys. Led by Ralph, they try to organize themselves while waiting for a possible rescue. But little by little these seemingly innocent kids turn the island into a visceral power struggle, and their savagery rips through the fine surface of civility. By narrating the story of boys lost on an island, little by little letting themselves be carried away by barbarism, Golding builds a reflection on the nature of evil and the fine line between power and excessive violence. The new Portuguese translation shows how Senhor das Moscas maintains the same impact since its release: a modern classic; a book that portrays in an unparalleled way the areas of shadow and darkness of the essence of the human being.

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