William Golding

British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate (1911–1993).

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William Golding was a British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate. Born on 19 September 1911 in Newquay, Golding died on 19 June 1993 in Perranarworthal at the age of 81.

Notable works include Lord of the Flies and To the Ends of the Earth. Golding studied at Brasenose College and University of Oxford. Honours include James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Booker Prize and Nobel Prize in Literature, among 7 recorded.

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