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Date of Birth
William was born in Saint Columb Minor. He was raised in a 14th-century house next to a graveyard. -
Publication of his first work
A year before he graduated, William published his first work. It was a book that had poems written in it -
His career takes off
William took a huge step and became an English teacher and philosopher at Bishop wordswoth's school in salisbury. -
William takes a different Path
He left teaching for a bit and joined the Royal Navy and fight in world War 11 -
Golding publishes his first novel
Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel called, the Lord of the Files in 1954. It's about a group of boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck. -
Titled
In 1983 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. -
RIP
On this date Golding had a hard attack and died in Perranarworthal, cornwall. After his death, his manuscript for The Double Tongue was published posthumously. -
He returns
In 1945, after world war 11 was over, Golding went back to he past career, teaching and writing.