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Birth
William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Newquay, United Kingdom. -
Attended Collage
William Golding went to Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930. -
Started teaching
In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbur -
Joined the Navy
William Golding joined the Royal Navy to fight in World War II. -
William Golding's son
David Golding was Williams's son who was born on November 9, 1944, and passed away on October 4, 2022. -
Teaching agian
After serving in the War War II Golding went back to teaching. -
Lord of the Flies
September 17, 1954, was when the Lord of the Flies was published -
Noble prize
Willam Golding in 1983 won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his parables of the human condition. -
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. -
Death
Willam died June 19, 1993, at Perranarworthal, near Falmouth, Cornwall.