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Born
He was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England to Mildred and Alex Golding. His mother was an active women's rights campainor and his father was a school teacher. -
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William Goldings life
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Education
Golding attended Marlborough Grammar School, which his father taught at. At the age of 12 Golding attempted to write his first novel. -
College
For college Golding attended the Brasenose College at Oxford. He spend two years suding science, but his third year he switched to literaure. -
Poems
Golding always dreamed of writing. While he was still in school at Oxford, he had multiple of his poems published in a section of Macmillan's Contemporary Poets series. -
Teaching
Golding began to teach at Bishop Wordsworth's School, He taught English and philosophy. Later that year he met and married Ann Brookfield, and had two children with. -
Royal Navy
From 1940-1945 Golding was in the Navy. With his war experiences, he found that he could use his exoeriences for his fictional writing. -
Lord of the Flies
After 21 rejections, Golding was finally able to publish his first novel "Lord of the Flies". -
Retires
Golding retired from teachinand decided to continue to write full time. With in this time he has written many books, many of them dealed with trying to survive. -
Nobel Prize
At the age of 73, Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was choosen due to his realistic narrative, and his ability to illuminate the human condition in the world. -
Knighted
Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the 2 at the Buckingham Palace. It is said that the queen was very found of Golding's writtening. -
Death
Golding spent the rest of his life with his wife, Ann, in a town near Falmouth, Cornwell. On the 19th of June, Golding passed away from a heart attack.
