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Birth
William Golding was born on September 11th, 1911. William's parents' names were Mildred Golding and Alec Golding. William was born in Newquay, United Kingdom. -
Childhood
William Golding was a very frustrated child, he found a way out of it by bullying his peers. William himself described his early life self as a brat. He once stated, "I enjoyed hurting people.” -
Education
William Golding was educated at Marlborough Grammar School and then went to Brasenose College. He did Natural Sciences for his first two years and then he did English literature for his last two years. He eventually graduated in 1935. -
Career
William Golding spent two years teaching at a Steiner school in Streatham, South London, he started teaching in 1935. Golding taught English and Philosophy. He stopped teaching in 1937 -
Family
William got married to Ann Brookefield in 1939. Had 2 kids, one boy, and one girl, their names were Judy Carver and David Golding. His parents were Mildred and Alec Golding. He had one brother named Joseph Golding. -
Military
William Golding went to the military in 1940. He joined the Royal Navy as a Junior Officer. Golding took part in several battles in World War 2. He witnessed firsthand violence and cruelty. He eventually left the navy after the war in 1945. -
Interesting Fact
Golding's first book lord of the Flies was rejected 21 times before publishing. -
First book
Golding's first book was Lord of the Flies and it was a novel. The book was published in 1954. The genre is allegory and the book has a dark tone. -
Awards
Wiliam Golding got his first award in 1979, which was called the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature. After Golding got his first award he went on to get the coveted Booker Prize in 1980, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1979. -
Death
William Golding died in 1993 in a house named Tullimarr in Perranarworthal, United Kingdom, it was near Truro, Cornwall. He died of congestive heart failure.