William Golding





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."




avg rating: 3.61 | 3729 reviews | 83154 ratings | 54 distinct works
Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by William Golding
avg rating 3.60 — 87523 ratings — published 1954
121 editions
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The Inheritors The Inheritors (Paperback)
by William Golding
avg rating 3.57 — 187 ratings — published 1963
12 editions
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Darkness Visible Darkness Visible (Paperback)
by William Golding
avg rating 3.71 — 129 ratings — published 1999
8 editions
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Pincher Martin: The Two Deaths... Pincher Martin: The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin (Paperback)
by William Golding
avg rating 3.68 — 92 ratings — published 2002
8 editions
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The Spire The Spire (York Notes Advanced)
by William Golding
avg rating 3.52 — 96 ratings — published 1964
8 editions
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Rites of Passage Rites of Passage (Faber Fiction Classics)
by William Golding
avg rating 3.78 — 129 ratings — published 2001
11 editions
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Free Fall Free Fall (Paperback)
by William Golding
avg rating 3.84 — 75 ratings — published 2003
8 editions
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The Paper Men The Paper Men (Paperback)
by William Golding
avg rating 3.25 — 39 ratings — published 1999
9 editions
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Fire Down Below Fire Down Below (Paperback)
by William Golding
avg rating 4.14 — 22 ratings — published 2000
5 editions
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The Pyramid The Pyramid (Paperback)
by William Golding
avg rating 3.56 — 26 ratings — published 1997
3 editions
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quotes by William Golding

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"Sucks to your ass-mar!"
William Golding (Lord of the Flies)
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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)
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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)
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