William Golding William Golding Sir William Gerald Golding, (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his novel "Lord of the Flies", he won a Nobel Prize in Literature and was awarded the Booker Prize for fiction in 1980 for his novel "Rites of Passage", the first book in what became his sea trilogy, "To the Ends of the Earth". Golding was knighted in 1988. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2008, "The Times" ranked Golding third on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Lord of the Flies (song) "Futureal", and "The Clansman"), and the last Bayley-era song that has made Iron Maiden setlists to date. One such performance of this song is included on Iron Maiden's 2005 live album "Death on the Road". The guitar solo in "Lord of the Flies" is played by Janick Gers. Lord of the Flies (song) "Lord of the Flies" is an Iron Maiden single and second track on their 1995 album "The X Factor". The song is based on the book and film of the same name. The single was only released outside of the UK. Additional tracks on the single include