GOLDING, William The Brass Butterfly London: Faber and Faber, (1958). Sold Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A beautiful copy of the author's only play, one of 2000 copies. Item #100333 Status: On Hold Ask a Question item image William Golding birth name: William Gerald Golding born: 9/19/1911 died: 6/19/1993 nationality: Great Britain View Reference Info Biography English novelist who in 1983 won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his parables of the human condition. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore