William Golding

William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in England. He married Ann Brookfield on September 30, 1939 and had two children with her. He fought in World War II with the Royal Navy and was involved with pursuing and sinking the German battleship Bismarck. He passed away due to heartfailure on June 19, 1993. A few of his major works are Poems, his first book, The Scorpian God, Close Quarters, Free Fall and of course, Lord of the Flies. An interesting fact about Golding is that his biographer, John Carey, claims that Golding admits in a diary to attempted rape.






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http://www.deviantart.com/
http://www.lordalford.com/lotf/lotf.htm
http://www.william-golding.co.uk/person.html