William Golding

Birth of a novelist

Sep 19, 1911

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

Sep 17, 1954

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

The Spire

1964

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

The Pyramid

1967

In 1967, William published best selling "The Pyramid"

Darkness Visible

1979

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

Rites of Passage

1980

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

A moving target

1982

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

Nobel prize

1983

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

Knight Bachelor

1988

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

Death of William Golding

Jun 19, 1993

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