William Golding (1911–1993)
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Sull'Autore
William Golding was born in Cornwall, England on September 19, 1911. Although educated to be a scientist at the request of his father, he developed an interest in literature. At Oxford University, he studied natural science for two years and then transferred to a program for English literature and mostra altro philosophy. He eventually became a schoolmaster at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. During World War II, he joined the Royal Navy and was involved in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. After the war, he returned to Bishop Wordsworth's School and taught there until 1962. His first novel, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954 and was made into a film in 1963. His other novels include The Inheritors, Free Fall, The Spire, The Pyramid, The Paper Men, Close Quarters, and Fire down Below. He won the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage in 1980 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. He also wrote plays, essays, and short stories. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. He died on June 19, 1993. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Serie
Opere di William Golding
Lord of the Flies: Golding William 219 copie
Lord of the Flies - Casebook Edition: Text, Notes & Criticism — Autore — 11 copie
Lord of the Flies / The Pyramid 3 copie
The Lord of the Flies 2 copie
Miss Pulkinhorn 1 copia
Kâğıt Adamlar 1 copia
WIDEVIEW/PERIGEE BOOKS 1 copia
Señor de las moscas 1 copia
lord of the flies volume 1 1 copia
lord of the flies volume 2 1 copia
Vidna tema 1 copia
Poems 1 copia
Autores Modernos, Novelas 1 copia
The Art of the Critic: Literary Theory and Criticism from the Greeks to the Present (Vol. 2 Early Renaissance) (1986) 1 copia
O Deus das Moscas — Autore — 1 copia
Clonk! Clonk! 1 copia
1983 1 copia
Lord of the flies : notes 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 3: From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (2013) — Collaboratore — 146 copie
Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure, and Survival (Adrenaline) (2001) — Collaboratore — 29 copie
The Art of the Critic: Literary Theory and Criticism from the Greeks to the Present (10-Volume Set) (1985) 3 copie
Antaeus No. 35, Autumn 1979 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Golding, Sir William Gerald
- Data di nascita
- 1911-09-19
- Data di morte
- 1993-06-19
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Bowerchalke Village Churchyard, Bowerchalke, England, UK
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Perranarworthal, England, UK
- Causa della morte
- heart failure
- Luogo di residenza
- Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK (birth)
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK
Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, England, UK
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Perranarworthal, England, UK (death) - Istruzione
- Oxford University (BA|1934 - Brasenose College)
Marlborough Grammar School - Attività lavorative
- novelist
teacher
sailor - Relazioni
- Golding, Alec (father)
Golding, Joseph (brother)
Curnoe, Mildred (mother)
Brookfield, Ann (wife)
Golding, Judith (daughter)
Golding, David (son) (mostra tutto 7)
Lovelock, James (friend and neighbour) - Organizzazioni
- Royal Navy (WWII)
Bishop Wordsworth's School - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Nobelprijs voor Literatuur (1983)
Royal Society of Literature Companion of Literature
Order of the British Empire ( [1965])
Knight Bachelor (1988)
Utenti
Discussioni
BRITISH AUTHOR CHALLENGE - OCTOBER 2016 - ATKINSON & GOLDING in 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (Ottobre 2016)
British children abandoned on a deserted island - Fiction - forty or fifty years ago in Name that Book (Febbraio 2014)
Happy 100th to The Lord of the Fly in the Ointment, Sir William Golding in Nobel Laureates in Literature (Marzo 2013)
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- Opere correlate
- 20
- Utenti
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- Popolarità
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- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 929
- ISBN
- 772
- Lingue
- 32
- Preferito da
- 57