About the author Sir William Golding (1911-1993), was an English novelist who wrote exciting adventure stories who deal with the conflict between mind and instinct. William Gerald Golding was born in St. Columb Minor, in Cornwall. He was knighted in 1988. His novels are moral fables that reveal how dangerous and destructive human brings may be unless they are restrained by conscience. Golding won the 1983 Nobel Prize for literature. His most famous book, 'Lord of the …showed first 75 words of 3423 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3423 total…To the teacher : I think it was a hard to write short about a such extensive and interesting book. All the names in the book are symbolic, but I've stayed away from mention more to reduce the size, although I may have mentioned something unnecessary. Source : 'Lord of the flies' by William Gerald Golding. 'Alt om bøker' by Tiden Norsk Forlag. Proudly made by Raymond Rosseland, 2 AA at Gimle upper secondary school. 11/2-1996. Mark : 5