Golding, Sir William (Gerald)
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born Sept. 19, 1911, St. Columb Minor, near Newquay, Cornwall, Eng.
died June 19, 1993, Perranarworthal, near Falmouth, Cornwall
British novelist.
Educated at the University of Oxford, Golding worked as a schoolmaster until 1960. His first and best-known novel was
Lord of the Flies (1954; film, 1963, 1990), about a group of boys isolated on an island who revert to savagery. Later works, several of which are likewise parables of the human condition that show the thinness of the veneer of civilization, include
The Inheritors (1955),
Pincher Martin (1956),
The Spire (1964),
Rites of Passage (1980, Booker Prize), and
Close Quarters (1987). He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.
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Golding, Sir William Gerald — ▪ 1994 British novelist (b. Sept. 19, 1911, St. Columb Minor, Cornwall, England d. June 19, 1993, Perranarworthal, Cornwall), won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature for his novel Lord of the Flies (1954; filmed 1963 and 1990) and other… … Universalium
Golding, Sir William (Gerald) — (19 sep. 1911, Saint Columb Minor, cerca de Newquay, Cornualles, Inglaterra–19 jun. 1993, Perranarworthal, cerca de Falmouth, Cornualles). Novelista británico. Educado en la Universidad de Oxford, Golding trabajó como maestro hasta 1960. La… … Enciclopedia Universal
Golding, Sir William — ▪ British novelist in full Sir William Gerald Golding born Sept. 19, 1911, St. Columb Minor, near Newquay, Cornwall, Eng. died June 19, 1993, Perranarworthal, near Falmouth, Cornwall English novelist who in 1983 won the Nobel Prize for… … Universalium
William Gerald Golding — Sir William Gerald Golding (* 19. September 1911 in St. Columb Minor, Cornwall; † 19. Juni 1993 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Träger des Nobelpreises für Literatur. Künstlerisches Schaffen Im Alter von 7… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sir William Gerald Golding — noun English novelist (1911 1993) • Syn: ↑Golding, ↑William Golding • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
William Golding — Infobox Writer name = William Golding birthdate = birth date|1911|9|19|mf=y birthplace = St Columb Minor, Cornwall, United Kingdom deathdate = death date and age|1993|6|19|1911|9|19|mf=y deathplace = Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England occupation … Wikipedia
William G. Golding — Sir William Gerald Golding (* 19. September 1911 in St. Columb Minor, Cornwall; † 19. Juni 1993 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Träger des Nobelpreises für Literatur. Künstlerisches Schaffen Im Alter von 7… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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