William Golding Kacey Jensen

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  • Birth

    Birth
    William Golding was born September 19, 1911. He was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.

  • Began Teaching

    Began Teaching
    In 1935 he started teaching in Salisbury. He taught English and philosophy.

  • Royal Navy

    Royal Navy
    Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. While in the Royal Navy, Golding developed a lifelong romance with sailing and the sea.

  • Lord of the Flies

    Lord of the Flies
    In 1954, Golding published his first book, Lord of the Flies. It was about a group of British boys who had to survive alone on an island.

  • Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize
    Golding recieved the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. He was awarded "for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today".

  • Lord of the Flies Movie

    Lord of the Flies Movie
    In 1990, a film adaption of Lord of the Flies came out. It was an updated version of the book, bringing a new generation's attention to this classic novel.

  • Death

    Death
    Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. After he passed away, his completed manuscript for "The Double Tongue" was published.