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William Golding birth
William Golding was born September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. -
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William Golding's Life
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Life as a kid
When William was just 12 years old, he attempted, unsuccessfully, to write a novel. A frustrated child, he found an outlet in bullying his peers. Later in life, William would describe his childhood self as a brat, even going so far as to say, “I enjoyed hurting people.” -
College life
Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 and spent two years studying science, in deference to his father's beliefs. -
First work thats been published.
In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems. The collection was largely overlooked by critics. -
His first teaching
In 1935 he started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury. -
his first time the military
William temporarily left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy. -
When he published Lord Of The Flies
In 1954 he published his first novel, Lord of the Flies. -
Noble Prize Award
In 1983, Wiliam Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. -
LOTF 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. -
William Golding's death
On June 19, 1993, he died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.
