| [Visitor (58.214.*.*)]answers [Chinese ] | Time :2020-11-04 |  William Golding: is a British novelist, poet, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983. His novels are full of allegorical meaning, widely integrated into classical literature, mythology, Christian culture and symbolism. The themes of his works are generally related to darkness and evil, but his novels also express a dim optimism. His first novel "Lord of the Flies" (1954) highlights the theme he has been discussing all the time: the struggle between human innate barbarism and civilized rationality. This novel also established Golding's world reputation.
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
place of birth
Cornwall, England
date of birth
September 19, 1911
Date of death
June 19, 1993
Profession
novelist
graduated school
Oxford university
Major achievements
Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983
representative work
Lord of the Flies
Type of work
Fable
Work style
Symbolic, absurd, absurd, ironic, solemn |
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