lord of the flies

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a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm
a novel by William Golding about a group of boys living on a desert island (=a small island with no people living on it) after a plane accident. At first they work together and help each other, but soon they become cruel and violent towards each other (1954)
{i} allegorical novel written by William Golding in 1954 telling the story of English schoolboys stranded on a tropical island during a time of atomic warfare who tried to govern themselves
lord of the flies

    Silbentrennung

    Lord of the flies

    Türkische aussprache

    lôrd ıv dhi flayz

    Aussprache

    /ˈlôrd əv ᴛʜē ˈflīz/ /ˈlɔːrd əv ðiː ˈflaɪz/

    Etymologie

    () The English-language translation of the Hebrew word בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'būb, “fly-lord, Beelzebub”), which in turn is a mistranslation of the name of the Semitic devil Baal-zevuv.
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