52: William Golding: A Literary Colossus

The first title that springs to mind at the mention of William Golding’s name is most often Lord of the Flies . The classic story of a group of schoolboys marooned on a desert island all but made his reputation and has somewhat overshadowed his twelve other novels. Golding was a fascinating and often troubled man, a voracious reader who enjoyed the Odyssey in Greek as well as Georgette Heyer and…