William Golding

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  • Birth

    St. Columb Minor, Newquay, Cornwall, England.

  • Started teaching

    William started teaching english and philosophy in Salisbury

  • Married

    William married with Ann Brookfield

  • Left teaching

    William left teaching to join the Royal Navy

  • First children

    The couple had David.

  • Back teaching

    William went back to teaching and writing.

  • Second children

    The couple had Judith.

  • First novel published

    William published his first novel (Lord of the Flies)

  • Film about the novel

    Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel.

  • Awarded

    William was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

  • Back the novel

    A new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers.

  • Dead

    William died because of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.