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Lord of the Flies written by William Golding223 pages, published by Faber and Faber LTDLord of the Flies is written by William Golding 1954. It has been translated to some(prenominal) languages and it is a popular take hold all over the world. The edition that Ive read was first published 1958, and reprinted 1959 and every year from 1963 to 1971, so it is hard to really claim it away when this book was printed.William Golding was born on the 19 of September in Cornwall, England, and he decided to be a writer when he was only 7 geezerhood old. From the very beginning he studied natural science, but he became wearied of that so he began to study English literature and Physics, which he similarly got degree in. 1935 he made his debut with a poetry collection, but he didnt like to be a poet. His real debut was in 1954 with this book "Lord of the Flies". He continued writing and after several short stories, histories, dramas and articles he was selected to receive the Nobel s Prize of literature in 1983. William has also written The Inheritors, Free Fall, the Spire, Darkness Visible and many more.Lord of the Flies is about a group of English schoolboys who are from 6 to 12 years old. They have been put on a fate island somewhere in the south Pacific after a plane crash. This could have been a dreamsituation for the boys no teachers, no parents and no rules that tell them what to do or not do, but the dreamsituation develops in to a hard society where rules are set up and everyone has its own task. They set up a fire so that they could be found if someone flies over or went by boat near the island. They started to hunt and vital a life like if they never would be rescued. After a while this big group became divided into two smaller groups with Jack and Ralph as leaders. This "competition" developed a bloody fight on life and death.The leading characters in this book are Ralph, Jack and Piggy. The other boys are mentioned practically but most of it is about those three boys. Ralph and Jack are both "leaders" but in different ways, they are not so canny but it is always their ideas that the group use. Thats because they are so "loud", everyone listen to them.