William Golding
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born
September 19, 1911
died
June 19, 1993
gender
male
place of birth
Newquay, Cornwall, England, The United Kingdom
about this author
Awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature "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."
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding avg rating 3.58 — 173,930 ratings — published 1954 138 editions |
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The Inheritors by William Golding avg rating 3.48 — 216 ratings — published 1955 16 editions |
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Pincher Martin: The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin by William Golding avg rating 3.57 — 118 ratings — published 1956 12 editions |
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Darkness Visible by William Golding avg rating 3.67 — 112 ratings — published 1979 8 editions |
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The Spire (York Notes Advanced) by William Golding avg rating 3.53 — 104 ratings — published 1964 9 editions |
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Rites of Passage (Faber Fiction Classics) (To The Ends of the Earth 1) by William Golding avg rating 3.73 — 95 ratings — published 1980 11 editions |
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Free Fall by William Golding avg rating 3.85 — 80 ratings — published 1962 8 editions |
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The Paper Men by William Golding avg rating 3.27 — 49 ratings — published 1984 10 editions |
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The Pyramid by William Golding avg rating 3.35 — 31 ratings — published 1970 4 editions |
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Fire Down Below (To the Ends of the Earth 3) by William Golding avg rating 3.85 — 26 ratings — published 1989 6 editions |
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"We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything."
— William Golding (Lord of the Flies)
— William Golding (Lord of the Flies)
"Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?"
— William Golding (Lord of the Flies)
— William Golding (Lord of the Flies)
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