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Sir William Gerald Golding CBE FRSL (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), he published another twelve volumes of fiction in his lifetime.
Apr 2, 2014 · British novelist William Golding wrote the critically acclaimed classic 'Lord of the Flies,' and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.
Jun 15, 2024 · William Golding (1911–93) was an English novelist who in 1983 won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his parables of the human condition. He attracted a cult of followers, especially among the youth of the post-World War II generation.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1983 was awarded to William Golding "for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today"
Mar 31, 2020 · William Golding was a writer best known for his debut novel, Lord of the Flies, which explored themes concerning the battle between good and evil and humanity’s hidden savagery; he would continue to explore these themes in his writing and his personal life for the next five decades.
Homepage of William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies.
Jun 19, 1993 · William Golding. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1983. Born: 19 September 1911, Newquay, United Kingdom. Died: 19 June 1993, Perranarworthal, United Kingdom. Residence at the time of the award: United Kingdom.
Jun 19, 1993 · Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), he published another twelve volumes of fiction in his lifetime.
May 28, 2024 · Lord of the Flies, novel by William Golding, published in 1954. The book explores the dark side of human nature and stresses the importance of reason and intelligence as tools for dealing with the chaos of existence. In the novel, children are evacuated from Britain because of a nuclear war.
Awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983, the coveted Booker Prize in 1980, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1979, William Golding’s writing continues to touch every country in the world and is today read in more than 35 languages.
