Who was William Golding?
"Twenty-five years ago I accepted the label 'pessimist' thoughtlessly without realising that it was going to be tied to my tail, as it were, in something the way that, to take an example from another art, Rachmaninoff's famous Prelude in C sharp minor was tied to him. No audience would allow him off the concert platform until he played it. Similarly critics have dug into my books until they could come up with something that looked hopeless. I can't think why. I don't feel hopeless myself." (from Nobel Lecture, 1983)
Investigate the life of William Golding and assess how his experiences influenced the ideas and concepts that underpin Lord of the Flies.
Word Limit: 500 words
Nobel E-Museum Nobel Radio
http://nobelprize.org/literature/educational/radio/index.html
What's here: From this site, you may access audio for the Nobel Prize acceptance speeches given by William Golding in 1983
- William Golding is Dead at age 81
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0919.html
What's here: This New York Times article recounts the life and work of William Golding.
http://www.swisseduc.ch/english/readinglist/goldingw/
What's here: This tribute to the author includes biographical and literary information.
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