William Golding

By zachgoltz

  • Birth of William Golding

    Birth of William Golding
    He was born in Newquay,United Kingdom

  • College

    College
    He studied English and graduated from Brasenose College at Oxford University

  • Teacher

    Teacher
    He started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury.

  • Royal Navy

    Royal Navy
    A little after he stopped teaching he went to join the navy.

  • Military

    Military
    After WW2 had ended he went back to teaching and writing

  • Lord of The Flies

    Lord of The Flies
    He got rejected 21 times before finally publishing The Lord Of The Flies

  • Nobel Peace Prize

    Nobel Peace Prize
    Decades after it was written, it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

  • Death of William Golding

    Death of William Golding
    On June 19, 1993 he died of a fatal heart attack.