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Birth of William Golding
William Golding was born in Cornwall, England. During the british suffragette movement. -
Education
Golding started attending Brasenose College at Oxford.He started with two years of studying science, then the third year he switched to the literature program doing what he acually wanted. He wanted to write poetry. -
First Work
One year before william graduated he published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems. His work was overlooked by critics. -
Graduate
He graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. -
Career
Wiliam Golding began teaching English and Philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. While teaching William taught unruly young boys, this will later serve as inspiration for his novel "Lord of the Flies". -
Taking a Break
William Golding temporarily stoped he's teaching to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. -
Coming back.
Once World War II had ended,William Golding went back to teaching and writing. -
"Lord of the flies"
After William Golding was rejected 21 times, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel "Lord of the Flies". About little boys who are stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. -
Film
One year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel. -
Nobel Prize.
William Golding was awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 73. -
New Generation
A new version of the "Lord of the Flies" was released, bringing the attention of a new generation of readers to the novel. -
Death
Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. His completed manuscript for "The Double Tongue" was published after his death.
