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William Golding was born in England. His father was a schoolmaster and his mother a suffragete who fought for women being able to get the right to vote.
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Golding published his first book a year before graduating. He titled this book of poetry Poems.
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After college, Golding decided to become an English teacher. Teaching gave him inspiration to write books such as Lord of the Flies in the future.
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Golding took a break from teaching to go fight in World War Two. He was there for six years and earned the title of Lieutenant.
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After twenty-one rejections, Golding's Lord of the Flies was published. This was his first novel.
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Years after the book was made, director Peter Brook made the film adaptation for Lord of the Flies. This was just one year after Golding stopped teaching.
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Twenty years after the movie, Golding won the Nobel Prize for literature.He was seventy-three at this point.
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Golding was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth the second. This was five years after he won the Nobel Literature Prize.
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Sadly,after a long life Golding died of a heart attack. He was eighty-two years old.
