To the Ends of the Earth. Golding was knighted by Elizabeth II in 1988.

Born William Gerald Golding 19 September 1911 Newquay, Cornwall, England Died 19 June 1993 (aged 81) Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England Occupation Schoolteacher • Novelist • Playwright • Poet Nationality British Alma mater Oxford University Genre Survivalist fiction • Robinsonade • Adventure • Sea story • Science fiction • Essay • Historical fiction • Stageplay • Poetry Notable works Lord of the Flies Notable awards 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature 1980 Booker Prize William Goldinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Golding