《蝇王》是英国作家威廉·戈尔丁的代表作,凭借这部作品戈尔丁获得了1983年的诺贝尔文学奖。戈尔丁出生在一个知识分子家庭里,接受过良好的学校教育,在第二次世界大战时服役于英国皇家海军,参加过诺曼底战役,战争对他一生的创作产生了重要的影响。戈尔丁将全部的经历投身于小说创作,主要作品包括《蝇王》《金字塔》《继承者》《航行的仪式》等。所有的作品都深深地打上戈尔丁世界观的烙印, “Lord of the Flies” is a masterpiece of British writer William Golding, with which Golding won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature. Born in a family of intellectuals, Golding was well educated in school, served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and participated in the battle of Normandy. The war had a significant impact on his life’s creation. Golding devoted all his experiences to the creation of novels. His major works include Lord of the Flies, Pyramid, Successor, Sailing Ceremony and so on. All the works are deeply imprinted on Golding’s world view,