William Golding
British novelist whose Lord of the Flies is one of the most widely read novels in the English language. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983. His subsequent novels, including Rites of Passage, explored human darkness and moral complexity across a range of historical settings.
Works
- Lord of the FliesAllegorical novel of British schoolboys marooned on an island descending into savagery
- Pincher MartinNovel of a man alone on a rock in the sea confronting his mortality and consciousness
- The SpireNovel of an ambitious cathedral spire's construction and its destructive spiritual legacy
- Free FallNovel exploring a young man's loss of faith following his war imprisonment and torture
- The InheritorsNovel of prehistoric humans encountering a more advanced neanderthal civilization
- Rites of PassageNovel set during an ocean voyage exploring morality, authority, and human nature
- Darkness VisibleNovel of a teacher's attempt to help a deeply disturbed adolescent boy in crisis