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Birth
Golding was born September 19, 1911 in Cornwall, England. His parents were Mildred and Alec Golding. -
Education at Oxford
Golding went to Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930. -
Published his First Work
Golding's first work was a book of poems that he published -
Graduated College
He graduated from the Brasenose College at Oxford in 1935. -
Started Teaching
Golding started his first teaching job at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury in 1935. -
Left for the War
Golding left his teaching job in 1940 to fight in World War II. -
War Ended
The war ended in 1945, and Golding finally went back to teaching/ writing. -
Published First Novel
In 1954, he published his first novel, Lord of the Flies, after being rejected 21 times. -
Retired From Teaching
Golding retired from his teaching job in 1962. -
Nobel Prize
Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983 at age 73. -
Death
Golding died on June 19, 1993 due to a heart attack. He was 83 years old.
