william golding

  • birthday

    On September 19, 1911, golding was born in the UK
  • college

    in 1930 golding attended college, 2 of those years were spent studying science, His father had a lot of control over golding, so most of his studies weren't as he liked. up to this point in his life he always dreamed of writing poems, finally in his third year he studied literature just how he wanted to.
  • teaching

    5 years later golding started teaching English an philosophy at a school.
  • famous book 'lord of the flies' published'

    after many fails trying to get the book published, finally it was published.
  • nobel prize

    At the age of 73, golding won his Nobel peace prize for literature.