William Golding

By natnat9
  • The Birth of Golding

    The Birth of Golding
  • First Try

    When William was just 12 years old, he attempted, unsuccessfully, to write a novel.
  • First Book

    First Book
    In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems
  • College

    He decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. Golding’s experience teaching unruly young boys would later serve as inspiration for his novel Lord of the Flies.
  • The War

    The War
    In 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II.
  • 5 Years Later

    5 Years Later
    In 1945, after World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing
  • Lord of the Flies

    Lord of the Flies
    In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies.
  • The Movie

    The Movie
    In 1963, the year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel
  • Award

    Award
    At the age of 73, Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature
  • New Movie

    In 1990 a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers.
  • Death and a last manuscript

    Death and a last manuscript
    On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. After Golding passed away, his completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published posthumously