William Golding's Life

Birth

Sep 19, 1911

Golding was born in Corwall. Later attened Oxford to be a teacher. English 10
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Willliam Golding's Life

Period: Sep 19, 1911 to Jun 19, 1993

Poety

Sep 23, 1935

Published Many poety in the mid 1930's. Many whom contributed to his future award of the Nobel Prize. English 10
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Royal Navy

Jun 13, 1940

Joined the Royal Navy with the French for six years afloat. Golding was involved in D-Day. Eng. 10
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"Greatest Author"

May 10, 1945

In Britian, Golding was named in the "Top 50 Best Authors" of his time. The Times ranked him third. English 10
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Unpublished Work

Dec 5, 1948

Seahorse was never published, but was written as a biograhgy of D-Day. The book is mostly based on Golding's experience in the war. English 10
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Lord of the Flies

Feb 25, 1954

First novel published by William Golding. Later, a dozen other books would be published in the future. English 10
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Drama: Literature

Apr 13, 1958

William Golding wrote only one drama script called The brass Butterfly. The Brass Butterfly is based on Greek and Roman rivals. English 10
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James Tait Black Mormorial Prize

Feb 28, 1979

Golding was awarded the James Tait Black Mormorial Prize. The prize represents. It's one of Great Britian's oldest literary prizes. English 10
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Nobel Peace Prize for Literature

Apr 11, 1983

Awarded in the early months of 1983. Many of his books dipict the events and time he spent in war. Eng.10.
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Death

Jun 19, 1993

Died in June 1993. His books and poems still are successful in today's world of teaching. English 10
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