{"title":"William Golding","description":"William Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911 and educated at Oxford University. His first book, Poems, was published in 1935. Following a stint in the Royal Navy during World War II, Golding wrote Lord of the Flies while teaching school. It was the first of several works, including the novels Pincher Martin, Free Fall, and The Inheritors and a play, The Brass Butterfly, which led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.","products":[{"product_id":"the-inheritors-paperback","title":"The Inheritors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This was a different voice; not the voice of the people. It was the voice of other.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWilliam Golding considered \u003ci\u003eThe Inheritors\u003c\/i\u003e his finest novel, a beautifully realized tale about the last days of the Neanderthal people and our fear of the \"other.\" The action is revealed through the eyes of the Neanderthals, whose peaceful world is threatened by the emergence of \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e. The struggle between the simple Neanderthals and the malevolent modern humans ends tragically. Featuring similar themes to \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e, although with very different content, \u003ci\u003eThe Inheritors\u003c\/i\u003e is about the breakdown of a civilization and uncompromising savagery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e, William Golding wrote novels that further explored the complexities of human nature, not only social tendencies but the psychological underpinnings of human consciousness. This edition provides a Suggestions for Further Exploration section that identifies key themes throughout Golding's novels--including \u003ci\u003eThe Inheritors\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1955--and connections to classic and contemporary fiction, nonfiction, film, and television. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101157232863,"sku":"9780143138785","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/bGCvInhYd59780143138785.webp?v=1781068370"},{"product_id":"lord-of-the-flies-paperback","title":"Lord of the Flies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eGolding's iconic 1954 novel, now with a new foreword by Lois Lowry, remains one of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettable classic for readers of any age.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition includes a new Suggestions for Further Reading by Jennifer Buehler.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101544190175,"sku":"9780399501487","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/UTFabHRPN3VHc3VsczRJaGFlUjhzZz09.webp?v=1781071693"},{"product_id":"lord-of-the-flies-paperback-1","title":"Lord of the Flies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e there was \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLord 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 who compared it to J.D. Salinger's \u003cb\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/b\u003e in its influence on modern thought and literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them--the world of cricket and homework and adventure stories--and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible.Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, \u003cb\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/b\u003e has established itself as a true classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is one of my favorite books. That was a big influence on me as a teenager, I still read it every couple of years.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Suzanne Collins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As exciting, relevant, and thought-provoking now as it was when Golding published it in 1954.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101636956383,"sku":"9781573226127","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/alNvTDdUN1IveDdERFFRdVp4VEF1QT09.webp?v=1781071870"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/william-golding.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}