William Golding
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William Golding was a British writer of novels, poetry, and plays who lived from 1911 to 1993 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His work is significant in modern literature, making him one of the most acclaimed authors of the 20th century.
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- 19 September 1911
- Died
- 19 June 1993
- Works
- 115
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- Sa Majesté-des-Mouches
- Lord of the Flies SparkNotes Literature Guide
- The two deaths of Christopher Martin
- Az Utodok
- Notes on William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'
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Sir William Gerald Golding (September 19, 1911 – June 19, 1993) was a British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate, best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. He was also awarded the Booker Prize for literature in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage, the first book of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth. In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third on their list of…
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- GB
- Active from
- 1911-09-19
- Active to
- 1993-06-19
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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), Golding published another 12 volumes of fiction in his lifetime. In 1980, Golding was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage, the first novel in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth. Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature.
As a result of his contributions to literature, Golding was knighted in 1988. He was also 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".
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