William Golding

Nobel Prize in Literature 1983

“for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today”

William Golding was a British novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983 for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today. He is best known for his novel Lord of the Flies.

Field

Literature · English and Literature

Lifespan

1911–1993