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The second volume of William Golding's Sea TrilogyIn a wilderness of heat, stillness and sea mists, a ball is held on a ship becalmed halfway to Australia. The sequel to Rites of Passage, Close Quarters, the second volume in Golding's acclaimed sea trilogy, is imbued with his extraordinary sense of menace.

The third volume of William Golding's Sea TrilogyA decrepit warship sails on the last stretch of its voyage to Sydney Cove. It has been blown off course and battered by wind, storm and ice. And after a risky operation to reset its foremast, an unseen fire begins to smoulder below decks.

The first volume of William Golding's Sea Trilogy. Sailing to Australia in the early years of the nineteenth century, Edmund Talbot keeps a journal to amuse his godfather back in England.

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Golding's funniest and most accessible novel, now reissued in a stunning new cover style. With an introduction by Penelope Lively.

Drowning in the freezing North Atlantic, Christopher Hadley Martin, temporary lieutenant, happens upon a grotesque rock, an island that appears only on weather charts. To drink there is a pool of rain water, Through the long hours with only himself to talk to, Martin must try to assemble the truth of his fate, piece by terrible piece.

Sammy Mountjoy, artist, rises from poverty and an obscure birth to see his pictures hung in the Tate Gallery. He emerges from his cell transfigured from his ordeal, and begins to realise what man can be and what he has gradually made of himself through his own choices.

A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted be the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savag...

Eine Gruppe englischer Schuljungen überlebt während eines Atomkriegs einen Flugzeugabsturz auf einer unbewohnten Pazifikinsel. Ihnen wird schnell klar, dass sie ihr Zusammenleben organisieren müssen. Ralph wird zum Anführer bestimmt. Jack, der Anführer einer zweiten Gruppe, beginnt bald einen brutalen Machtkampf. Das Blatt wendet sich von paradiesischer Unschuld zu barbarischer Primitivität. Opferzeremonien wie Ritualmorde an den Außenseitern ...

The 50th Anniversary Edition of the Lord of the Flies is the volume that every fan of this classic book will have to own!Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics w...

Der Weltklassiker des Nobelpreisträgers Willam Golding endlich in neuer Übersetzung William Goldings erster und erfolgreichster Roman beschreibt das Ende der Unschuld und ist eine dunkle Parabel auf die verborgene Barbarei zivilisierter Gesellschaften. Der Klassiker wirft Fragen nach der Natur des Menschen und dem Pathologischen der Gesellschaft auf, die heute so relevant sind wie 1954, als der Roman erstmals erschien. Ein Abenteuerroman, de...

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William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral...

From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers—featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art ...

Golding's best-known novel is the story of a group of boys who, after a plane crash, set up a fragile community on a previously uninhabited island. As memories of home recede and the blood from frenzied pig-hunts arouses them, the boys' childish fear turns into something deeper and more primitive.

Eine Gruppe englischer Schul­jungen gerät infolge eines Flugzeugunglücks auf eine unbewohnte Insel im Pazifi­schen Ozean. Kein Erwachse­ner überlebt. Zunächst er­scheint der Verlust zivilisato­rischer Ordnungsprinzipien leicht zu bewältigen. Ein spannendes, symbolisch verdichtetes und visionäres Buch. "Lord of the Flies" offenbart das Potenzial des Bösen in jeder Gesellschaft, zeigt das Ende der Unschuld und die Abgründe mensch­licher Existenz...

B format edition of William Golding's first and best-known novel. Still a very popular and bestselling title, this edition is part of a major reissue of the Golding backlist in brand-new covers.

Der »Herr der Fliegen« ist Beelzebub, als Baal Zebub ein Dämon im Alten Testament, Symbol für die Verführbarkeit und - hier vor allem - Gewaltbereitschaft des Menschen. Eine Gruppe 6- bis 12-jähriger Schuljungen strandet auf einer Insel fern der Zivilisation. Zwei Gruppen bilden sich, es kommt zum Machtkampf und zum Mord: »Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!« Mit dieser Thematik wurde das Buch zum Schulklassiker. Lord of the Flies...