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William Golding

By B_Hilly48

  • Birth of a novelist

    Birth of a novelist
    William Golding was born on September 19, 1911. He was born in Newquay, United Kingdom. His father's name was Alex and his mother's name was Mildred.

  • The First Novel

    The First Novel
    Published on 9/17/1954, Lord of the Flies was Williams first and most popular novel

  • The Spire

    The Spire
    The Spire is a book published in 1964. This book brought in a lot of revenue for William

  • The Pyramid

    The Pyramid
    In 1967, William published best selling "The Pyramid"

  • Darkness Visible

    Darkness Visible
    In 1979, He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for the novel, "Darkness Visible"

  • Rites of Passage

    Rites of Passage
    The award-winning book, "Rites Of Passage" published in 1980 was another one of his best sellers.

  • A moving target

    A moving target
    Willaim's 2nd non-fiction book, "A Moving Target" was published in 1982

  • Nobel prize

    Nobel prize
    in 1983, Williams won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was very honored with this prize

  • Knight Bachelor

    Knight Bachelor
    In 1988, he was pronounced a Knight Bachelor, It is a rank to a man promoted by a monarch

  • Death of William Golding

    Death of William Golding
    William died of heart failure eight years after his wife moved away on June 19, 1993. He was 81 years old.