William Golding (Author of Lord of the Flies)

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William Golding

Born

in Newquay, Cornwall, England, The United Kingdom

September 19, 1911

Died

June 19, 1993

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Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), he published another twelve volumes of fiction in his lifetime. In 1980, he was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage, the first novel in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature.
As a result of his contributions to literature, Golding was knighted in 1988. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". ...more

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	Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,085,029 ratings — published 1954 — 818 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Inheritors 3.51 avg rating — 5,318 ratings — published 1955 — 140 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rites of Passage (To the Ends of the Earth, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 4,325 ratings — published 1980 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spire 3.49 avg rating — 4,020 ratings — published 1964 — 121 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pincher Martin 3.56 avg rating — 2,502 ratings — published 1956 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkness Visible 3.51 avg rating — 1,752 ratings — published 1979 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Free Fall 3.67 avg rating — 1,415 ratings — published 1959 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Double Tongue 3.47 avg rating — 1,108 ratings — published 1995 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pyramid 3.32 avg rating — 1,049 ratings — published 1967	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paper Men 3.14 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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To the Ends of the Earth (3 books)
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Quotes by William Golding (?)

“Maybe there is a beast鈥� maybe it's only us.”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

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“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

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“My yesterdays walk with me. They keep step, they are gray faces that peer over my shoulder.”
― William Golding

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What frequently challenged or banned children's or young adult book (or book about banning books) should we read in May and June?

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

20 votes, 26.7%

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

14 votes, 18.7%

Memoirs of a Bookbat by Kathryn Lasky (about banning books)

10 votes, 13.3%

Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

8 votes, 10.7%

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler

8 votes, 10.7%

The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

6 votes, 8.0%

Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry

5 votes, 6.7%

Girls and Sex by Wardell Baxter Pomeroy

3 votes, 4.0%

The Stupids Step Out by Harry Allard

1 vote, 1.3%

Running Loose by Chris Crutcher

0 votes, 0.0%

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