William Golding

Career overview

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Name: Sir William Gerald Golding.
Dates: September 19, 1911 – June 19, 1993.
Birthplace: St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England, UK.
Deathplace: Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England, UK.
Professions: British novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel Prize for Literature laureate, writer, schoolmaster, lecturer, actor, sailor, musician.
Known for: Writing, Lord of the Flies.
Awards: Nobel Prize for Literature, Booker Prize (1980) for Rites of Passage.
Works: Lord of the Flies (1990, 1963), Alkitrang Dugo (1975), Rites of Passage (first book of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth).
Other info: Ranked third on The Times list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" in 2008. Educated at Marlborough Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford. Taught English in Salisbury starting in 1939. Served as a naval officer in WWII.
Paragraph 1: Identity and Early Life/Education.
Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, poet, and playwright born on September 19, 1911, in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He was educated at Marlborough Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford. His professional background included roles as a schoolmaster, lecturer, actor, sailor, and musician. In 1939, he taught English in Salisbury, and his artistic work was interrupted by his service as a naval officer during the Second World War.
Paragraph 2: Literary Career and Achievements.
Golding is best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. His literary achievements include being a Nobel Prize for Literature laureate and receiving the Booker Prize in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage, which is the first book in the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth. His credits include Lord of the Flies (1963 and 1990) and Alkitrang Dugo (1975). In 2008, The Times ranked him third on their list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. Golding died on June 19, 1993, in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.
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Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, poet, and playwright born on September 19, 1911, in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He was educated at Marlborough Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford. His various occupations included working as a schoolmaster, lecturer, actor, sailor, and musician. Beginning in 1939, he taught English in Salisbury, though his artistic pursuits were interrupted by his service as a naval officer during the Second World War.

Golding is most recognized for his novel Lord of the Flies. He was a Nobel Prize for Literature laureate and was awarded the Booker Prize in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage, the first book of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth. His known credits include Lord of the Flies (1963 and 1990) and Alkit