"Lord of the Flies" is a novel written by-

- "Lord of the Flies" is a novel written by William Golding. 
On the other hand:
- J.K Rowling wrote the novel, The Lord of the Rings.
- Joseph Conrad wrote, Lord Jim

William Gerald Golding: (1911-93) 
- One of the greatest English novelists ,in full,Sir William Gerald Golding.  
- He had a separate fan base among youth during the post world war period. 
- He joined the Royal Navy in 1940. 
- He was awarded the Booker prize in 1980. 
- In 1983 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his parables of the human condition.
- William Golding can be said to be a writer of myths. It is the pattern of myth that we find in his manner of writing.

Best Works: 
- Lord of the Flies. (1954) His first novel. 
- The Scorpion God
- Darkness Visible
- The Inheritors. 
- Rites of Passage. (Booker prize for this novel)

Source: An ABC of English Literature- Dr M Mofizar Rahman and Britannica.