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William Golding birth
William Golding was born on September 19 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall England. -
Education
William Golding Attended Brasenose collage where he studied English literature. Before graduating, he published his first work called poetry. -
Teaching
In 1935 William started teaching English and philosophy at Bishops Worldsworth school at Salisbury. -
Royal Navy
Though William Golding was passionate about teaching, he decided to join the Navy in world war II. There he spent the next 6 years of his life until the war ended in 1945. -
Lord Of The Flies
After world war II, William decided to publish his first novel, Lord Of The Flies. 2 decades later, William was awarded the Nobel prize for literature.