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William Golding

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  • William Golding Born

    William Golding Born
    William Golding born in Perranarworthal, England. His mother is a suffragette and his father is a schoolmaster.

  • Golding joins the Navy

    Golding joins the Navy
    After a few years as a teacher, Golding joins the Royal Navy and fights in World War II. Much of what he witnesses in the war becomes inspiration for his book, The Lord of the Flies.

  • Lord of the Flies

    Lord of the Flies
    After twenty-one attempts and twenty-one rejections, Lord of the Flies is published. The novel is Golding's most successful and challenges his father's rationalistic ideals.

  • Golding wins the Nobel Prize.

    Golding wins the Nobel Prize.
    In 1983, Golding is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is awarded the prize mainly for the Lord of the Flies which remains, to this day, his most widely publicized work.

  • William Golding Dies

    William Golding Dies
    In 1993, Golding dies in Cornwall, England. He is survived by his wife and two children.