William Golding
1911 – 1993 United Kingdom
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Who was William Golding?
Novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983, best known for 'Lord of the Flies' (1954), his debut novel about schoolboys stranded on an uninhabited island.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on William Golding (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 1983 | 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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