The Black Arts of Literary Biography Oct 30, 2009
Another was John Carey s authorized biography of the Nobel Laureate William Golding of Lord of the Flies, The Spire, and The Inheritors fame ... Yet out of these subtle books had sprung, in rough order, the headlines that Evelyn Waugh had homosexual affairs at Oxford this probably isn t news, technically, but newspapers have short memories that Arthur Ransome had been a Russian spy (possible), and that William Golding had once made a ham-fisted attempt to rape a 14-year-old girl. (The American Conservative)
High schools diversify their literature Oct 11, 2009
Lord of the Flies by William Golding. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Winners of Nobel Prize in literature since 1960 Oct 8, 2009
1983: William Golding, Britain. 1982: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombia. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
On Demand movie picks Oct 7, 2009
(Encore on Comcast) Solid film remake of William Golding s classroom classic about civilization melting away quickly when a bunch of plane crash-surviving schoolboys land on a desert island, go native, and then go savage. (R; runs through Nov. 5). (Boston Globe)
Banning snaps of smokers is a real drag Sep 20, 2009
The cover of Professor John Carey's biography of William Golding shows the author of Lord of the Flies indulging in a practice now almost as frowned upon as torturing small boys on desert islands. It would have been difficult, though, for the publisher to avoid depicting the author in the grip of the solitary vice because, until about the 1990s, writers were as likely to have a cloud of smoke above their heads as saints to wear a halo on holy icons. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Hardcover: UK: Biographer flinches at the dark side of William Golding Sep 6, 2009
Hardcover: UK: Biographer flinches at the dark side of William Golding ... We hear a lot about the death of the author, but William Golding is an author who was almost still-born. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Famous people who used to teach Sep 4, 2009
Sir William Golding: The author's experiences as a teacher helped inform the novel that made his career. He once allowed a class of boys to debate with complete freedom, and the classroom quickly devolved into such disorder that it inspired Golding to write "Lord of the Flies.". (CNN)
Inquiry into Kabul Hazing Underway Sep 3, 2009
The reference is to the 1954 novel by William Golding about a group of British schoolboys who are stranded on a desert island and try, but fail, to govern themselves in a chaotic setting. One e-mail from a guard describes lurid conditions at Camp Sullivan, the guards' quarters a few miles from the embassy. (CBS News)
The Second Original Novel Based on Hit MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Storms into Bookstores Mar 28, 2009
A long time fan of Games Workshop background art and fiction, Chris is also into the novels of Patrick O'Brian, Philip Pullman and William Golding. He helps look after two cats, and can occasionally be spotted running through the muddier bits of Oxfordshire in training for some race or other. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
