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Birth
William Golding was born in England. His father was a schoolmaster and his mother a suffragete who fought for women being able to get the right to vote. -
First Book
Golding published his first book a year before graduating. He titled this book of poetry Poems. -
Teaching
After college, Golding decided to become an English teacher. Teaching gave him inspiration to write books such as Lord of the Flies in the future. -
Royal Navy
Golding took a break from teaching to go fight in World War Two. He was there for six years and earned the title of Lieutenant. -
Lord of the Flies
After twenty-one rejections, Golding's Lord of the Flies was published. This was his first novel. -
LOFT Movie
Years after the book was made, director Peter Brook made the film adaptation for Lord of the Flies. This was just one year after Golding stopped teaching. -
Nobel Prize
Twenty years after the movie, Golding won the Nobel Prize for literature.He was seventy-three at this point. -
Getting knighted
Golding was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth the second. This was five years after he won the Nobel Literature Prize. -
Death
Sadly,after a long life Golding died of a heart attack. He was eighty-two years old.
