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William Golding

William Golding — one title in the rankings.

Editor’s note Lord of the Flies (1954) is the only book most readers here know, often from school, and its 7.27 reflects that mixed reception. Golding won the Nobel Prize in 1983; for something beyond it, The Inheritors and the Booker-winning Rites of Passage are in his bibliography below.

Ranked titles
1 book
Average score
7.3
Total ratings
4.4K
First published
1954

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Books by William Golding

  1. Lord of the Flies
    Lord of the FliesWilliam Golding · 1954 Adventure4.4K ratings
    7.37.3 / 10

Other books by William Golding

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  • 1955The Inheritors
  • 1956Pincher Martin
  • 1956Envoy Extraordinary
  • 1959Free Fall
  • 1964The Spire
  • 1967The Pyramid
  • 1979Darkness Visible
  • 1980Rites of Passage
  • 1982A Moving Target
  • 1984The Paper Men
  • 1995The Double Tongue

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