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William Golding

Born September 19, 1911Died June 16, 1993

The winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature, William Golding is among the most popular and influential British authors to have emerged in the second half of the twentieth century. Golding's reputation rests primarily upon his first novel, Lord of the Flies (1954), which is consistently regarded as an effective and disturbing portrayal of the fragility of civilization.

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Erlauterungen zu William Golding, Herr der Fliegen

Erlauterungen zu William Golding, Herr der Fliegen

2008

with Reiner Poppe

The Double Tongue

The Double Tongue

1995
Fire Down Below

Fire Down Below

1989
Close Quarters

Close Quarters

1987
The Paper Men

The Paper Men

1984
Rites of Passage

Rites of Passage

1980
Darkness Visible

Darkness Visible

1979
The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels

The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels

1971
The Pyramid

The Pyramid

1964
The Spire

The Spire

1964
Free Fall

Free Fall

1959
Pincher Martin

Pincher Martin

1956
The Inheritors

The Inheritors

1955
Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

1954

Graphic novels2

Sometime, Never

Sometime, Never

1957
Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel

Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel

1954