<P> Published in 1954 , Lord of the Flies was Golding 's first novel . Although it was not a great success at the time -- selling fewer than three thousand copies in the United States during 1955 before going out of print -- it soon went on to become a best - seller . It has been adapted to film twice in English , in 1963 by Peter Brook and 1990 by Harry Hook , and once in Filipino ( 1975 ) . </P>
<P> Published in 1954 , Lord of the Flies was Golding 's first novel . Although it was not a great success at the time -- selling fewer than three thousand copies in the United States during 1955 before going out of print -- it soon went on to become a best - seller . It has been adapted to film twice in English , in 1963 by Peter Brook and 1990 by Harry Hook , and once in Filipino ( 1975 ) . </P>
when was the book lord of the flies written
when was the book lord of the flies written
Published in 1954
Published in 1954