William Golding date of birth:
September 19, 1911
How old was William Golding when died?
81
Where was William Golding born?
St. Columb Minor, Newquay, Cornwall, UK
When did William Golding die?
June 19, 1993
What is William Golding nationality?
British
What is William Golding's occupation?
Writer of novels, plays and poems
What genre is William Golding's work?
Survivalist fiction, robinsonade, adventure, sea story, science fiction, essay, historical fiction, stageplay, poetry, Survivalist fiction • Robinsonade • Adventure • Sea story • Science fiction • Essay • Historical fiction • Stageplay • Poetry
Short Biography
Sir William Gerald Golding CBE (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was an English novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his novel Lord of the Flies, he won a Nobel Prize in Literature, and was also awarded the Booker Prize for literature in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage, the first book in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth.