WILLIAM GOLDING

Born 19 September 1911(1911-09-19)
St Columb Minor, Newquay, Cornwall, UK
Died 19 June 1993(1993-06-19) (aged 81)
Perranarworthal, Cornwall, UK
Occupation Writer
Nationality British
Genres Survivalist fiction, robinsonade, adventure, sea story, science fiction, essay, historical fiction, stageplay, poetry
Notable work(s) Lord of the Flies
Notable award(s) Nobel Prize in Literature
1983

Booker Prize
1980


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Influences[show]
Jules Verne, John Milton, H.G. Wells

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Influenced[show]
Stephen King, Greg F. Gifune, Jyoti Guptara, Suresh Guptara

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Signature
Sir William Gerald Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 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 "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".[1]

Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Marriage and family
1.3 War service
1.4 Death
2 Career
2.1 Writing success
2.2 Fiction
3 Bibliography
3.1 Poems
3.2 Plays
3.3 Novels
3.4 Nonfiction
3.5 Unpublished works
4 See also
5 References
6 Sources
7 External links