William Golding (1911–1993)
Autor(a) de Lord of the Flies
About the Author
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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras por William Golding
Lord of the Flies: Golding William 219 exemplares
William Golding Three Novels: Includes Pincher Martin, Free Fall, the Inheritors (1997) 38 exemplares
Lord of the Flies - Casebook Edition: Text, Notes & Criticism — Autor — 11 exemplares
Lord of the Flies / The Pyramid 3 exemplares
The Lord of the Flies 2 exemplares
Miss Pulkinhorn 1 exemplar
Kâğıt Adamlar 1 exemplar
WIDEVIEW/PERIGEE BOOKS 1 exemplar
Señor de las moscas 1 exemplar
lord of the flies volume 1 1 exemplar
lord of the flies volume 2 1 exemplar
Vidna tema 1 exemplar
Poems 1 exemplar
Autores Modernos, Novelas 1 exemplar
The Art of the Critic: Literary Theory and Criticism from the Greeks to the Present (Vol. 2 Early Renaissance) (1986) 1 exemplar
Alexander Pushkin (Modern Critical Views) 1 exemplar
O Deus das Moscas — Autor — 1 exemplar
Lord of the Flies (Faber Educational Edition) by Golding. William ( 2012 ) Paperback (2012) 1 exemplar
Clonk! Clonk! 1 exemplar
1983 1 exemplar
Lord of the flies : notes 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature (1999) — Contribuidor — 175 exemplares
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 3: From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (2013) — Contribuidor — 146 exemplares
Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure, and Survival (Adrenaline) (2001) — Contribuidor — 29 exemplares
The Bedside 'Guardian' 30: A Selection from The Guardian, 1980-1981 (1981) — Introdução — 9 exemplares
The Art of the Critic: Literary Theory and Criticism from the Greeks to the Present (10-Volume Set) (1985) 3 exemplares
Antaeus No. 35, Autumn 1979 — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Golding, Sir William Gerald
- Data de nascimento
- 1911-09-19
- Data de falecimento
- 1993-06-19
- Localização do túmulo
- Bowerchalke Village Churchyard, Bowerchalke, England, UK
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- País (no mapa)
- England, UK
- Local de nascimento
- Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Perranarworthal, England, UK
- Causa da morte
- heart failure
- Locais de residência
- Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK (birth)
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK
Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, England, UK
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Perranarworthal, England, UK (death) - Educação
- Oxford University (BA|1934 - Brasenose College)
Marlborough Grammar School - Ocupações
- novelist
teacher
sailor - Relações
- Golding, Alec (father)
Golding, Joseph (brother)
Curnoe, Mildred (mother)
Brookfield, Ann (wife)
Golding, Judith (daughter)
Golding, David (son) (mostrar todos 7)
Lovelock, James (friend and neighbour) - Organizações
- Royal Navy (WWII)
Bishop Wordsworth's School - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Nobelprijs voor Literatuur (1983)
Royal Society of Literature Companion of Literature
Order of the British Empire ( [1965])
Knight Bachelor (1988)
Membros
Discussions
BRITISH AUTHOR CHALLENGE - OCTOBER 2016 - ATKINSON & GOLDING em 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (Outubro 2016)
British children abandoned on a deserted island - Fiction - forty or fifty years ago em Name that Book (Fevereiro 2014)
Happy 100th to The Lord of the Fly in the Ointment, Sir William Golding em Nobel Laureates in Literature (Março 2013)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 79
- Also by
- 20
- Membros
- 59,347
- Popularidade
- #244
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 929
- ISBN
- 772
- Línguas
- 32
- Marcado como favorito
- 57