William Golding

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Aliases:
William Gerald Golding
Born:
Sept. 19, 1911
Died:
June 19, 1993

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Sir William Gerald Golding, (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. In 1980, he was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage, the first novel in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature. As a result of his contributions to literature, Golding was knighted in 1988. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

Books by William Golding

William Golding: Lord of the Flies (Hardcover, 2011, Perigee)

Lord of the Flies

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William Golding: Rites of Passage (1990, White Pine Press (NY)) No rating

Rites of Passage

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William Golding: Spire (Hardcover, Spanish language, 1996, Faber Faber Inc)

Spire

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William Golding: El señor de las moscas (Hardcover, Spanish language, 1999, Unidad Editorial) No rating

El señor de las moscas

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William Golding: The Inheritors (Paperback, Harvest Books) No rating

The Inheritors

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