William Golding

William Golding

Sir William Gerald Golding 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 "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". William Golding was born in his grandmother's house, 47 Mountwise, Newquay, Cornwall and he spent many childhood holidays there. He grew up at his family home in Marlborough, Wiltshire, where...
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quick facts
Birthdate:September 19, 1911
Birthplace:Newquay
Date of death:June 19, 1993
Education:Brasenose College, Oxford
Also known as:Sir William Gerald Golding, William Gerald Golding

Honors and Awards

YearAwardWork
1980 Man Booker Prize Rites of Passage
1980 Nominated - Man Booker Prize Rites of Passage
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Written works by William Golding

TitlePublishedGenre
Lord of the Flies 1954 Young adult literature
Pincher Martin Fiction
The Spire 1964 Novel
The Hot Gates
The Inheritors 1955 Novel
Darkness Visible 1979
The Scorpion God 1971 Novella
Clonk Clonk 1971 Novella
The Pyramid 1967 Novel
Free Fall 1959 Novel
Envoy Extraordinary 1956 Novella
The Double Tongue 1996 Historical novel
Rites of Passage 1980
La Lengua Oculta
Los Herederos
Lord of the Flies
Mit doppelter Zunge
Modern Critical Views Series I, 115 Vol
William Golding Three Novels
Sometime, never
Close Quarters 1987
An Egyptian Journal
brass butterfly
Herr der Fliegen. Erläuterungen und Materialien
Les Héritiers
moving target
Critical Perspective
Nobel lecture, 7 December 1983
Chute libre
LA Construccion De LA Torre
Fire Down Below 1989
Rites of passage
La nef
signore delle mosche
Fuego En Las Entranas
Coup de semonce
El Dios Escorpion
New Moulton's Library of Literary Criticism
Perilliset
Poems
La Cuirasse de feu
Spark Notes Lord of the Flies
El señor de las moscas
Ritos de Paso
El Senor De Las Moscas
Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces
Wladca Much
Art of the Critic
Egyptian journal
LA Piramide
Los Hombres De Papel/the Paper Men
paper men
Close quarters
Fire down below
Free fall
Free fall
The inheritors
The inheritors
Pincher Martin
Poems
The pyramid
The spire
William Golding's Lord of the flies
The Paper Men 1984
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Works by William Golding adapted to film

Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
Release date:August 13, 1963
Directed by:Peter Brook
Genre:Adventure
Adapted from:Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
Release date:March 16, 1990
Directed by:Harry Hook
Genre:Thriller
Adapted from:Lord of the Flies
Rated:R (USA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    What award nominations has William Golding received?
  • A:
    Award nominations include:
    - Man Booker Prize for "Rites of Passage"
  • Q:
    In what line of work did William Golding specialize?
  • A:
    William Golding was an accomplished writer, novelist and author.
  • Q:
    Which book titles have been written by author, William Golding?
  • A:
    Well known books include:
    - The Spire
    - The Inheritors
    - Lord of the Flies
    - The Scorpion God
    - Clonk Clonk
    - Darkness Visible
    - The Pyramid
  • Q:
    Where did William Golding go to school?
  • A:
    William Golding went to school at Brasenose College, Oxford.
  • Q:
    Where was William Golding born?
  • A:
    William Golding was born in Newquay.
  • Q:
    Who was an influence on William Golding?
  • A:
    John Milton and Jules Verne influenced William Golding.

Awards & Accolades

  • 1983
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