Lord of the flies

By oswaldo_gutierrez9

  • Birth

    Birth
    He was born on September 19, 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
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    William Golding

  • Oxford

    Oxford
    In 1935, he graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education.

  • Teaching

    Teaching
    In 1939, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School.

  • Navy

    Navy
    He temporarily left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy.

  • Novel

    Novel
    He published his first novel, Lord of the Flies.

  • movie

    movie
    In 1963, the year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel.

  • Prize

    Prize
    He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.

  • Knighted

    Knighted
    He was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II.

  • New movie

    New movie
    In 1990 a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers.

  • Death

    Death
    He died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.