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Birth and Youth
Born in Saint Columb Minor,Cornwall,England. At the age of twelve William attempted to write his first and own novel,he did not succeed. -
"Poems"
When Golding was an undergraduate at Oxford University, he showed some of his poems to a friend. The friend was amazedby the quality of Golding's work, and sent a selection of poems to Macmillan & Co., where he knew an editor.Poems by W.G. Golding was published in the autumn of 1934, when their author was just twenty-three. -
Teaching
He started teaching english and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Woodworth`s School -
Royal Navy
He left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy. All of his future books and novels allude to his time spent in the navy -
Back to Teaching
He went back to teaching after his time during World War II -
"Lord Of the Flies"
After being rejected 21 times William golding was finally able to publish his first novel "Lord of The Flies". -
Done Teaching
In 1962 William Golding decided he was going to retire as a teacher -
Nobel Prize
He won the Nobel Prize of Literature in 1983 -
Death
William Golding dies of a heart attack
