About William Golding
Born in Cornwall, England, William Golding started writing at the age of seven. Though he studied natural sciences at Oxford to please his parents, he also studied English and published his first book, a collection of poems, before finishing college. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, participating in the Normandy invasion. Golding's other novels include Lord of the Flies, The Inheritors, The Spire, Rites of Passage (Booker Prize), and The Double Tongue.
Series
To the Ends of the Earth
1. Rites of Passage (1980)
2. Close Quarters (1987)
3. Fire Down Below (1989)
To the Ends of the Earth (omnibus) (1991)
1. Rites of Passage (1980)
2. Close Quarters (1987)
3. Fire Down Below (1989)
To the Ends of the Earth (omnibus) (1991)
Novels
Lord of the Flies (1954)
The Inheritors (1955)
Pincher Martin (1956)
aka The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin
Free Fall (1959)
The Spire (1964)
The Pyramid (1967)
Darkness Visible (1979)
The Paper Men (1984)
The Double Tongue (1995)
The Inheritors (1955)
Pincher Martin (1956)
aka The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin
Free Fall (1959)
The Spire (1964)
The Pyramid (1967)
Darkness Visible (1979)
The Paper Men (1984)
The Double Tongue (1995)
Omnibus
The Scorpion God (1971)
Lord of the Flies / Pincher Martin / Rites of Passage (1984)
Pincher Martin / Free Fall / Inheritors (1997)
Lord of the Flies / Pincher Martin / Rites of Passage (1984)
Pincher Martin / Free Fall / Inheritors (1997)
Collections
Plays
Non fiction
Short stories
| Envoy Extraordinary (1956) | |||
| Clonk Clonk (1971) | |||
| The Scorpion God (1971) |
Awards
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Books about William Golding
William Golding (1982) by Bernard Bergonzi and J S Whitely
William Golding (1986) by Bernard F Dick
Brodie's Notes on William Golding's Lord of the Flies (1990) by G Handley
William Golding (1994) by Kevin McCarron
William Golding (1994) by R A Gekoski and P A Grogan
William Golding: A Critical Study (1994) by Pralhad A Kulkarni
A Study Course on William Golding's Lord of the Flies (1995) by Andrew Bent
William Golding's Lord of the Flies (1995) by Harold Bloom
William Golding - the Unmoved (1999) by V Tiger
William Golding (2002) by M Kinkead-Weekes
William Golding (1986) by Bernard F Dick
Brodie's Notes on William Golding's Lord of the Flies (1990) by G Handley
William Golding (1994) by Kevin McCarron
William Golding (1994) by R A Gekoski and P A Grogan
William Golding: A Critical Study (1994) by Pralhad A Kulkarni
A Study Course on William Golding's Lord of the Flies (1995) by Andrew Bent
William Golding's Lord of the Flies (1995) by Harold Bloom
William Golding - the Unmoved (1999) by V Tiger
William Golding (2002) by M Kinkead-Weekes
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