William Golding

  • William Golding Birth

    William Golding Birth
    William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England
  • William Golding Teaching

    In 1935, William Golding began teaching literature and philosophy at Bishop Worship school in Salisbury.
  • William Golding Joining The Navy

    William Golding Joining The Navy
    He joined the royal navy to fight in WW2 and spent the next 6 years on a boat, except a six month stint in New York
  • Returning Back To Teching

    After WW2 he went back to teaching
  • LOTF

    LOTF
    In 1954 after being rejected 21 times, he published his first acclaimed novel called Lord of The Flies. The novel talked about a group of boys stranded on a deserted island
  • After Retirement

    After a year of retiring, peter brook made a film adaption of the critically acclaimed novel
  • Nobel Prize for Literature

    Two decades after the film he received a noble prize for literature
  • Knighted

    Knighted
    IN 1988 he was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth 2
  • His Death

    He died on June 19, 1993 from a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall