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William Goldings Birth
He Was born in Saint Columb Minor Cornwall, England. -
Brasenose College at Oxford
He attended this college and spent two yeras taking science classes. -
Started teaching English
Started teaching english and philosophy at bishop worldsworth. -
Joined the navy
He joined the navy and was there for 5 years from 1940 to 1945. -
First Novel
After his 21 rejections he wrote the Lord of The Flies which got published. -
LOTF was made into movie
Peter Brook made the film for this book. -
Booker McConnell Prize
Won the 1980 Booker McConnell Prize. -
William won the Nobel Prize
He won the Nobel prize for literature. -
Kighted by Queen
He was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II. -
William Golding's Death
He died of a Heart Attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.