William Golding

Who is this?

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".

Career

1. 1911
   Born
2. 1979
   Won James Tait Black Memorial Prize
3. 1980
   Won Booker Prize
4. 1983
   Won Nobel Prize in Literature
5. 1993
   Passed away
6. Won Commander of the Order of the British Empire
7. Won Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
8. Notable work: Lord of the Flies
9. Notable work: To the Ends of the Earth

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Newquay
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: writer, poet, novelist, screenwriter
• •Spouse: Ann Brookfield