William Goulding

Birth

Sep 19, 1911

William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911.

William Golding

Period: Sep 19, 1911 to Jun 19, 1993

College Education

Jan 1, 1930

William Golding began school at Brasenose College at Oxford and spent two years studying science, then in his third year he switched to literature.

Teaching

Jan 1, 1935

Golding started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury.

U.S. Royal Navy

Jan 1, 1940

After five years of teaching, Golding took a break, and left to join the Royal Navy for five years to fight in World War 2.

FIrst Novel

Jan 1, 1954

He resumed to literature, and after being rejected by 21 publishers, Goulding finally published The Lord of the Flies as his first novel.

Full TIme Author

Jan 1, 1961

William Goldoing left Bishop Wordworth's School to begin writing full time as an author.

Man Booker Prize For Fiction

Jan 1, 1980

Golding won the Booker Prize, which is awarded to the author for the best original full-legnth novel written in the english language.

Novel Prize for Literature

Jan 1, 1983

His works of literature and excellence was well known by 1983, and William Golding was awarded a Novel Prize for Literature.

Knighted

Jan 1, 1988

Willaim Gerald Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the second at Buckingham Palace in 1988.

Death

Jun 19, 1993

William Gerald Golding died of heart failure on June 19, 1993 in his hometwon of Cornwall.