Golding’s The Spire features in an episode of the wonderful Ninety Nine Novels podcast from the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. In 1984, Burgess published a list of […]
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Golding’s The Spire features in an episode of the wonderful Ninety Nine Novels podcast from the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. In 1984, Burgess published a list of […]
Read more…The latest episode of the William Golding podcast focuses on Golding’s 1979 novel, Darkness Visible. Dr Nicola Presley, Publicity and Media Manager for William Golding […]
Read more…On 21st October 1980, forty years ago today, William Golding was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage. Golding was 69 and until 2019, […]
Read more…William Golding’s novels are scary. There are moments of sheer terror across many of his books but this terror does not come from the supernatural […]
Read more…Round-up of William Golding in the news in May 2019! Netflix’s new show, The Society, prompted comparisons with Lord of the Flies from all areas. The Financial Times reminded us […]
Read more…Darkness Visible is the most mysterious of all Golding’s novels, and he famously refused to discuss it during his lifetime. It is an astonishing achievement, […]
Read more…In his 1979 novel, Darkness Visible, Golding created his first narrative from the perspective of a female narrator. The first section of the novel is […]
Read more…This is a guest post written by Rachel Lindan. Marlborough is an obvious must-visit for the William Golding enthusiast wishing to make a literary pilgrimage, […]
Read more…The University of Exeter has recently acquired correspondence between William Golding and Anthony Curtis, former Literary Editor of the Telegraph to add to its already impressive Golding […]
Read more…William Golding was frequently asked why he chose to feature only boys in Lord of the Flies, rather than including girls as part of the group. […]
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