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Sir William Golding

 

            
             William Golding, an English novelist, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature .
             in 1983 for his parables of the human condition. He attracted a cult of followers, .
             especially among the youth of the post-World War II generation. The choice of the .
             outstanding award was unexpected because the internationally famous novelist Graham .
             Greene was considered the strongest candidate from the English writers. In many works, .
             Golding has revealed the dark places of the human heart, when isolated individuals are .
             pushed into extreme situations. His work is characterized by the discovery of the darkness .
             of man's heart and the deep spiritual and moral questions humanity has to offer.
             Sir William Golding was born in the small village of St. Columb Minor in .
             Cornwall in the year 1911. His family was progressive and was the first source of .
             influence for Golding's talent. William's father was a schoolmaster who had militant .
             convictions in politics and strong faith in science. Golding started writing at the age of .
             seven, but following the wishes of his parents, he studied physics and English literature at.
             Marlboro and Oxford University of England. .
             .
             After his graduation in 1935, Golding became a settlement house worker, and .
             wrote plays in London. In 1939, he moved to Salisbury, where he began teaching English .
             at Bishop Wordsworth's School. During World War II, he commanded a rocket-launching .
             craft during the invasion of France in 1944. His active service in the war included his .
             involvement in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck and participating in the .
             Normandy invasion. After the war, Golding resumed to teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's .
             until 1961.
             Golding's first published novel was Lord of the Flies, a gripping story of a group.
             of British schoolboys stranded on a desert island that break into violence after they have.
             lost all adult guidance. Lord of the Flies was originally turned down by twenty-one .


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