William Golding

William Golding was a British novelist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983 for his parables of the human condition.

Novelist

September 19, 1911

June 19, 1993

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William Golding, a distinguished British novelist, gained widespread recognition for his first novel, “Lord of the Flies” (1954), which delves into themes of civilization, savagery, and the innate darkness within human nature. Among his numerous literary accomplishments, Golding won the Booker Prize for “Rites of Passage” (1980), the initial novel in his sea trilogy titled “To the Ends of the Earth.” In 1983, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his insightful parables reflecting the human condition. Golding’s other significant works consist of “The Double Tongue” and eleven more novels.