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William Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. Mildred, his mother was a active suffragist. Alex his father was a schoolmaster.
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William Golding published his first book, "Poems", one year before graduating at Brasenose College, in 1934. His book was ignored by critics.
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William Golding worked during this time period as a producer, scriptwriter, and actor in a small town theater in a not so good-looking part of Europe
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After graduating, William Golding took a job as a teacher, for english and philosophy, at Bishop Wordsworth’s School. His experience as a teacher would later serve as his inspiration for the renowned novel, Lord of the Flies.
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In 1935, William Golding graduated with a Bachelor in Arts and English, and a diploma in English, from Oxford University
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William Golding married Ann Brookfield, in 1939, and went on to have two children, David and Judith.
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In 1940, William Golding, passionately drops his position as teacher, and joins the Royal Navy, during World War II. After five years of naval battle, once even placed commander of a rocket-launching craft, William Golding returned to his profession with a darkening lesson. He now believes in the original sin of mankind, and that "man produces evil, as a bee produces honey" (Biography.com) These new ideals will develop the themes produced in Lord of the Flies.
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William Golding publishes "The Lord of the Flies", in 1954. Lord of the Flies, developed a story that questioned humanities's darkest secrets, and the truth about democracy, winning acclaim across the globe. This book set the tone for the rest of Golding's life, The novel is regarded as a classic.
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In 1983, William Golding is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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In 1988, William Golding is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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William Golding died in 1993, in 1993, of heart attack. He died in Perranarworthal.
