Sir William Golding

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Lord_of_the_Flies_(1963_film)
gptkb:Lord_of_the_Flies_(1990_film)
gptkb:Lord_of_the_Flies_(stage_play)
gptkb:The_Inheritors_(film)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
gptkbp:born September 19, 1911
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jasmine_Golding
gptkb:David_Golding
Penelope Golding
gptkbp:died June 19, 1993
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
gptkb:novel
gptkb:drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Golding
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:literature
post-war literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Joseph_Conrad
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:William_Blake
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:artwork
gptkb:literary_criticism
gptkb:theater_productions
academic studies
philosophical discussions
gptkbp:known_for social commentary
exploration of human nature
allegorical writing
gptkbp:member gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkb:British_Academy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_quote “ We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
“ I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.”
“ The thing is to be able to see the world as it is.”
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Spire
gptkb:Lord_of_the_Flies
gptkb:The_Inheritors
Free Fall
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:playwright
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:St._Columb_Minor,_Cornwall
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Perugia,_Italy
gptkbp:spouse Ann Brookfield
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harrow_School
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4