William Golding

By jyoder

  • Birth

    Birth
    William Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.

  • Trying to write first novel

    Trying to write first novel
    When William was 12 he tried to write his first novel. But unfortunately he was unsuccessful.

  • College

    College
    He attended Brasenose College at Oxford University. He studied English Literature.

  • First book

    First book
    A year before graduation he published his first book. It was a book a poetry called Peoms.

  • First job

    First job
    He took a position teaching English and Philosophy. He taught at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salsibury.

  • Military

    Military
    He temporarily abandoned the profession of writing to join the Royal Navy and to go fight in World War II

  • He's back

    After 7 long months Golding finally returned back home and continued his profession of writing.

  • Lord of the flies

    Lord of the flies
    After 21 rejections he finally posted his first book. It was called the Lord of the Flies.

  • Nobel Peace Prize

    Nobel Peace Prize
    After Golding retired from teaching in 1963, Peter Brook made a film about the Lord of the Flies. Two decades later Golding was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

  • Death

    Death
    On June 19th, 1993 William Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. After Golding died, his completed manuscript for the Double Tongue was published.