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William Golding

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William Golding (1911-1993) was a British novelist, teacher, and Nobel laureate best known for his classic debut, Lord of the Flies. Born in Cornwall in 1911, he studied at Oxford before serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, experiences that deeply shaped his views on human nature. A former schoolmaster, Golding’s fiction often explored the tension between civilization and savagery. His literary career included many acclaimed works, and he was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage in 1980. He lived in Wiltshire until his death in 1993.

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Series

Sea Trilogy


A Historical Fiction series (1980 - 1989)

Standalone Fiction

Lord of the Flies

The Inheritors

Pincher Martin

The Brass Butterfly

Free Fall

The Spire

The Pyramid

Darkness Visible

The Paper Men

The Double Tongue

Standalone Non-fiction

The Hot Gates and other occasional pieces

Moving Target

An Egyptian Journal

Works of Poetry

Poems

Poems

Little Stacks of Classics & Literary Fiction

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