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William Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His mother fought for womens rights, while his dad worked at a school house. Which he would later attend.
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At the age of 12 years old, he attempted, and failed, to write a novel. Yet that didn't stop him, he still wrote poems but didnt publish them.
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Attended Brasenose College at Oxford University, and William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems. But people still didn't like his works.
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After college, he worked in a settlement house, then switched to a theater for some time. But in 1935, he started working at a school like his father. Him taking this action, later gave him the inspiration for Lord Of The Flies.
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He spent 6 years on a boat expecpt for 6 months in New York. He ended up falling in love with the sea. He also fought in World War 2. After the war ended he went back to writing.
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After 21 rejections, Lord of the Flies was finally published. The story tells of a stranded boy after a plane wreck.
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After many years of teaching and writing he finally retired from everything. That same year the Lord of the Flies was made into a movie.
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He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Which is a huge deal and accomplishment.
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In 1988, he was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II. Which brought him more attention then his Nobel Prize did.
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On this day Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. Even after his death, one of his books The Double Tongue was published
