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Thinking as a Hobby William Golding William Golding 1911 -- 1993 Sir William Gerald Golding (September 19, 1911—June 19, 1993) was an English novelist, poet and winner of Nobel Laureate in Literature: “for his novels which, with the Perspicuity（睿智） of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality （广泛性）of myth, illuminate（照亮） the Human condition in the world of today.” Listen to the record and know more about Golding What did William Golding do before WWII? What did he do during WWII? What was William Golding’s father? What did he do after WWII? How about his novel Lord of the Flies? When did he retire from teaching ? And what did he do afterwards? When was he awarded Nobel Prize in literature? When was he knighted? By whom? William Golding Golding‘s often allegorical fiction (寓言式小说) makes broad use of allusions(影射) to classical literature , mythology, and Christian symbolism. No distinct thread unites his novels (unless it be a fundamental pessimism about humanity), and the subject matter and technique vary. However in many novels Golding has revealed the dark places of human heart, when isolated individuals or small groups are pushed into extreme situations, such as islands, villages, monasteries(修道院), groups of hunter-gatherers, ships at sea or a pharaohs court. William Golding His work is characterized by exploration of the darkness of mans heart, deep spiritual and ethical questions. Goldings view is pessimistic: human nature is inherently corruptible and wicked. His first novel, Lord of the Flies (1954), dealt with an unsuccessful struggle against barbarism（野蛮主义） and war, thus showing the ambiguity （不确定性）and fragility （脆弱性）of civilization. It has also been said that it is an allegory of World War II. Lord of the Flies is a strange and a dark novel and it has been made a strange, dark and stunning film. Its story is bleakly （令人沮丧地）pessimistic . The story describes a group of children, who are evacuated