William Golding
Born in 1911
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Sir William Gerald Golding was a British author best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies.
He wrote twelve other works of fiction and received numerous accolades, including the Booker Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Golding was knighted in 1988 and was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
His writing often explored the darker aspects of human nature and society.
Despite his literary success, Golding's personal life was marked by controversy, including a confession of attempted rape in his youth.
His work continues to be studied and debated in literary circles.
