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Born
Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England, on September 19th, 1911. His parents were Alec and Mildred Golding, and he had one brother, Joseph. -
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Education
In 1930, William Golding attended Brasenose College in Oxford to study science and literature. He graduated in 1935, he graduated from college with a diploma in education and a Bachelor of Arts in English. -
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Teaching
William Golding was teaching English and philosophy in 1939 in Salisbury, England, until 1961, when he quit teaching to write full time. -
The Royal Navy
In 1940, Golding was momentary with his teaching because he joined the Royal army at age 29. This interfered with his occupation as a professor. -
Lord of the Flies
After being rejected by 21 publishing companies, Golding's "Lord of the Flies" was finally published in 1954. It is one of his most famous works, with a moral of the meaning of civilization and savagery. -
The Nobel Prize
In 1983, William Golding won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He had been awarded with it because of his novels that resembled realistic writing although they had myth to them. -
Death
And on June 19th, 1993, Golding died of heart failure in Cornwall, England. Some of his later works were published after his death.
