William Golding

By fcnapoli10

  • Birth

    William Golding was born September 19, 1911, in England

  • First Writing Piece

    In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry which was called Poems.

  • Teaching

    In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and Philosophy.

  • Marriage

    William Golding was married in 1939 and had two kids

  • Navy

    He left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy.

  • Back to Teaching.

    In 1945, after World War II had ended, William went back to teaching.

  • Lord of the flys

    In 1954, getting rejected 21 times didn't stop Golding from publishing Lord of the Flies.

  • Retirement

    In 1963, the year after Golding retired from teaching.

  • Nobel Prize

    Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature, mostly for his most famous book Lord of the flys.

  • Death

    On June 19, 1993, a very sad day Golding died of a heart attack