William Golding

Born

Sep 19, 1911

Sep 19, 1911 · Newquay, United Kingdom

Married

Sep 30, 1939

1939: Golding married Ann Brookfield, an analytic chemist, on 30 September 1939.

Sent Manuscriped

Sep 13, 1953

1953: In September 1953, after many rejections from other publishers, Golding sent a manuscript to Faber & Faber and was initially rejected by their reader.

Book Published

Sep 17, 1954

1954: Lord of the Flies written by William Golding was first published on September 17, 1954.

Meeting of James Lovelock

Aug 25, 1958

1958: After moving in 1958 from Salisbury to nearby Bowerchalke, he met his fellow villager and walking companion James Lovelock.

Re-sign Of His Teaching

Feb 7, 1961

1961: His publishing success made it possible for Golding to resign his teaching post at Bishop Wordsworth's School in 1961, and he spent that academic year in the United States as writer-in-residence at Hollins College, near Roanoke, Virginia.

The Spire was written

Dec 1, 1964

1964: The Spire written by William Golding was first published on December 01, 1964.

Awards

Apr 7, 1983

Nobel Prize in Literature (1983)

Died

Jun 19, 1993

Died: Jun 19, 1993 · Perranarworthal, United Kingdom