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Author Study
This is William Golding. He was born on September 19, 1911 in the UK. He died on June 19, 1993. During his time alive, he wrote a lot of books, his most famous being "Lord of the Flies".
Golding's Career
Awards Golding has received
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William Golding's life
Awards William Golding has received
Nobel Prize in Literature Winner
1983
William Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983. He won this, "for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today." There really is no requirement for this award, it is based on quality.
October 21, 1980
William Golding won the Booker Prize in 1980 at the age of 69 for his book, "Rites of Passage". This book was the first book in Golding's Sea Trilogy. The Booker Prize is awarded to "the author of the best eligible work of long-form fiction." The work has to be published in the UK or Ireland.
1979
William Golding won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1979 for his book, "Darkness Visible". This is awarded for best work of fiction published during the previous year. This is a major British book awards ceremony judged by scholars and students.
William Golding's career
William Golding's motto:
"Nothing twice"
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Facts about William Golding
William Golding and his daughter, Judy.
William Golding's Death
William Golding died on June 19, 1993 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall because of a heart attack.
"What's in a book is not what the author put into it, its what the reader gets out of it."
~William Golding