William golding

William Golding's Life

By smccibb

  • Born

    William Golding was born on September 19 1911. He was born in Cornwall, England. Golding was not a nice kid, and often bullied other students. He unsuccesfully tried to write a book when he was 12.

  • Career

    Career
    Golding started teaching in 1935. He taught Philosophy and English. He wrote his book, Lord of the Flies, after the bad kids in his classes.

  • Navy

    He left teaching English and Philosophy to go into the Royal Navy. He fought for 6 years and found his love for sailing.

  • Lord of the Flies

    Golding published Lord of the Flies in 1954. It took 21 rejections to get published.

  • Awards

    Awards
    William Golding won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983, for Lord of the Flies.

  • Death

    Death
    William Golding died in Perranarworthal in 1993.