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William Golding

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

William Golding's death

William Golding's life

Awards William Golding has received

Nobel Prize for Literature

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.

The Booker Prize

The Booker Prize

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.

James Tait Black Memorial Prize

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.

James Tait Black Memorial Prize

William Golding's career

Books Golding has written

Books Golding has written

  • "Poems" - 1934
  • "Lord of the Flies" - 1954
  • "The Inheritors" - 1955
  • "Pincher Martin" - 1956
  • "The Brass Butterfly" - 1957
  • "Free Fall" - 1959
  • "The Spire" - 1964
  • "The Pyramid" - 1967
  • "The Scorpion God" - 1971
  • "Darkness Visible" - 1979
  • "Rites of Passage" - 1980
  • "The Paper Men" - 1984
  • "Close Quarters" - 1987
  • "Fire Down Below" - 1989
  • "The Double Tongue" - 1995

Quotes describing William Golding as an author/describing his work

Quotes describing Golding as an author/describing his work

  • "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." ~Martin Luther King Jr.
  • "Man produces evil as a bee produces honey" ~William Golding
  • "It always seems impossible until it's done." ~Nelson Mandela
  • "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." ~Dolly Parton
  • "Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." ~Theodore Roosevelt
  • "It's kind of fun to do the impossible" ~Walt Disney
  • "No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage." ~Plutarch

William Golding's ideas on writing

William Golding's ideas on writing

  • A common theme in Golding's books are man's savagery. That man has a natural inclination to be savage.
  • A big thing Golding liked to use was symbolism. There is a lot of symbolism in his book, "Lord of the Flies".
  • He also uses the idea that the defects of society lead to the defects of human nature.
  • Overall, he uses a lot of civilization and human savagery comparison.

William Golding's motto:

"Nothing twice"

Other things about William Golding's Career

Other things about William Golding's career

  • William Golding was part of the British Royal Navy during WWII.
  • In 1988, Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
  • A lot of Golding's characters and themes were influenced by his life experiences.
  • He was a former teacher.

William Golding quotes:

  • "Words may, through the devotion, the skill, the passion and the luck of writers, prove to be the most powerful thing in the world."
  • "The thing is – fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream."
  • "The greatest ideas are the simplest."

William Golding's Life

Facts about William Golding

  • He was an alcoholic.
  • He studied at the #1 University in the UK, the University of Oxford.
  • His work as a teacher influenced "Lord of the Flies".
  • Stephen King loves Golding's book, "Lord of the Flies".
  • Golding found an outlet in bullying after an unsuccessful attempt to write a novel.

William Golding's Family

  • Golding married Ann Brookfield in 1939 at the age of 28.
  • They had two kids - David, born in 1940 and Judith (Judy), born in 1945.
  • He lived in Falmouth, Cornwall.
  • His parents were Alec and Mildred Golding.
  • He had one brother, Joseph Golding.

Golding's Family

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

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