William Golding(1911-1993)

Writer

William Golding was born on 19 September 1911 in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Herr der Fliegen (1990), Herr der Fliegen (1963) and Alkitrang dugo (1975). He was married to Ann Brookfield. He died on 19 June 1993 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England, UK.

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Awards
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Known for

Herr der Fliegen

6.4

Writer(as Sir William Golding)

1990

Herr der Fliegen

6.9

Writer

1963

Alkitrang dugo

6.4

Writer(novel "Lord of the Flies")

1975

The Spire

Writer

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Writer

I riassuntini
TV Series
- based on the novel by (2020)
- 2018
Island
7.2
- based on the novel "Lord of the Flies" by
- 2013
To the Ends of the Earth
7.1
TV Mini Series
- adapted from the trilogy by
- 2005
Herr der Fliegen
6.4
- based on the novel by (as Sir William Golding)
- 1990
Alkitrang dugo
6.4
- inspired by (novel "Lord of the Flies")
- 1975
Rézpillangó
TV Movie
- Writer (as W. Golding)
- 1971
Love and War
TV Mini Series
- Writer
- 1967
Herr der Fliegen
6.9
- novel
- 1963

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Personal details

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Official site
- Official Site
Alternative names
- Sir William Golding
Born
- September 19, 1911
- St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England, UK
Died
- June 19, 1993
- Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England, UK(heart failure)
Spouse
- Ann Brookfield1939 - June 19, 1993 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Novel: "Rites of Passage" (won the 1980 Booker Prize)
Publicity listings
- 6 Print Biographies
- 3 Articles

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Trivia
A former English teacher at Bishop Wordsworth school in Salisbury, UK, Golding's first novel, "Lord of the Flies," was published by Faber in 1954 after being rejected by more than ten publishing houses. Quit his teaching job in 1962 in order to write full-time.