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William Golding is born
William Gerald Golding was born on September 11th, 1911 in Newquay, United Kingdom. -
William Golding's childhood
William Golding attended the school his father was a headmaster at where he tried to write a novel and failed which led him to bully others in his younger years -
William Golding's childhood years
When William was young he lived in a 14th-century house. during his younger years, he went to school where his father was the headmaster and in this school when William was 12 he tried to write a novel which failed. This angered him so he began to bully others. -
William Golding graduates
William Golding graduated from Brasenose College at Oxford University in 1934. One year before Golding graduated he published his first novel, called Poems. -
William Golding becomes a teacher
Just a year after graduating William took up an English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. -
William golding becomes a teacher
As William matured he decided to become a teacher, teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. -
Williams family life
Golding married Ann Brookfield in 1939where they then lived in Falmouth, Cornwall where Golding continued writing novels. -
Golding joins the Royal navy
Although passionate about teaching from day one, in 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the British Royal Navy and fight in World War II. -
Golding has his first child
In September of 1940, golding had his first son David -
Golding has his second child
William Golding had his second child Judith, in July 1945 -
William publishes Lord of the flies
In 1954 after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. -
William Golding wins the Booker McConnell Prize
In 1980 Golding won the Booker McConnell Prize for his famous novel The Spire and Rites of Passage. The ceremony was held in The Somerset House, Strand, London, England. -
William Wins the Nobel literature award
In 1983 William Golding won the Nobel Literature Award in Stockholm Sweden -
William Golding's death
On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. After Golding died, his completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published after his death.