Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
ISBN: 0571224520
Selected by Marcus Fitzgerald

From the Publisher: A plane crashes on an uninhabited 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 by the image of a terrifying beast.

In this, his first novel, William Golding gave the traditional adventure story an ironic, devastating twist. The boys' delicate sense of order fades, and their childish fears are transformed into something deeper and more primitive. Their games take on a horrible significance, and before long the well-behaved party of schoolboys has turned into a tribe of faceless, murderous savages.

First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is now recognized as a classic, one of the most celebrated of all modern novels.


Marcus Fitzgerald has lived in the City of Brooks for 11 months. He is most famously known as one of the voices of 101.1 FM The Fox, Brooks’ local radio station. Marcus loves reading and thinks that it is especially important to read to kids. Marcus is not necessarily a fiction fan, but this book sticks out in his memory as a favourite. Marcus refers to it as “Lost before Lost happened”. He says he enjoyed it because he could relate to the age of the characters and the author was very good with imagery. Tune in Monday to Friday from 6-9am to hear Marcus on the Fox.


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