His works, with the clarity of the art of realistic narration and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in today's world.
From the statement of the Swedish Academy for awarding William Golding the Nobel Prize in 1983.
A particularly remarkable book, as unpredictable as it is predictable, completely original [...] removed from the prevailing trend, powerful, rigorous […] quite simply a miracle.
New York Review of Books