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William Golding was born September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England
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In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems
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In 1935 he started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury
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Golding got married in 1939 to Ann Brookfield who was an analytical chemist.
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He temporarily left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy.
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In 1945, after World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing.
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n 1954 he published his first novel, Lord of the Flies
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The Inheritors’ in 1955
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‘Pincher Martin’ in 1955
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Golding retired from teaching
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In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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In 1990 a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers.
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On June 19, 1993, he died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.
