British novelist, poet, and playwright (1911–1993)
Not to be confused with William Goldman.
For other people named William Golding, see William Golding (disambiguation).
Sir
William Golding
CBE FRSL
Golding in 1983
Born
William Gerald Golding (1911-09-19)19 September 1911 Newquay, Cornwall, UK
Died
19 June 1993(1993-06-19) (aged 81) Perranarworthal, Cornwall, UK
Resting place
Holy Trinity Church, Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, England
Occupation
Schoolteacher
novelist
playwright
poet
Alma mater
Brasenose College, Oxford
Genre
Survivalist fiction
robinsonade
adventure
sea story
science fiction
essay
historical fiction
stageplay
poetry
Notable works
Lord of the Flies
Rites of Passage
Notable awards
Booker Prize 1980
Nobel Prize in Literature 1983
Knight Bachelor 1988
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Sir William Gerald GoldingCBE 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. 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.[1][2] He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[1] In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".[3]
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