William Golding (1911–1993)
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William Golding was born in Cornwall, England on September 19, 1911. Although educated to be a scientist at the request of his father, he developed an interest in literature. At Oxford University, he studied natural science for two years and then transferred to a program for English literature and mehr anzeigen philosophy. He eventually became a schoolmaster at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. During World War II, he joined the Royal Navy and was involved in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. After the war, he returned to Bishop Wordsworth's School and taught there until 1962. His first novel, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954 and was made into a film in 1963. His other novels include The Inheritors, Free Fall, The Spire, The Pyramid, The Paper Men, Close Quarters, and Fire down Below. He won the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage in 1980 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. He also wrote plays, essays, and short stories. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. He died on June 19, 1993. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Golding, Sir William Gerald
- Geburtstag
- 1911-09-19
- Todestag
- 1993-06-19
- Begräbnisort
- Bowerchalke Village Churchyard, Bowerchalke, England, UK
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- England
- Land (für Karte)
- England, UK
- Geburtsort
- Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK
- Sterbeort
- Perranarworthal, England, UK
- Todesursache
- heart failure
- Wohnorte
- Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK (Geburt)
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK
Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, England, UK
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Perranarworthal, England, UK (Tod) - Ausbildung
- Oxford University (Brasenose College)
Marlborough Grammar School - Berufe
- novelist
teacher - Beziehungen
- Golding, Alec (father)
Golding, Joseph (brother)
Curnoe, Mildred (mother)
Brookfield, Ann (wife)
Golding, Judith (daughter)
Golding, David (son) (Zeige alle 7)
Lovelock, James (friend and neighbour) - Organisationen
- Royal Navy (WWII)
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- Nobelpreis (Literatur ∙ 1983)
Royal Society of Literature Companion of Literature
Order of the British Empire ( [1965])
Knight Bachelor (1988)
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BRITISH AUTHOR CHALLENGE - OCTOBER 2016 - ATKINSON & GOLDING in 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (Oktober 2016)
British children abandoned on a deserted island - Fiction - forty or fifty years ago in Name that Book (Februar 2014)
Happy 100th to The Lord of the Fly in the Ointment, Sir William Golding in Nobel Laureates in Literature (März 2013)
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