Disturbing news from England today as The Guardian describes the sexual past of Lord of the Flies author and Nobel laureate, William Golding. Apparently, Golding’s private papers detail his attempted rape of a 15-year old girl when the author himself was 18. Golding went on to justify his behavior by calling his target “depraved by nature” and, at 14, “already sexy as an ape.” (Hold on—is that VERY sexy, or sexy not at all?!)
And if that wasn?