William Golding

By c.allison

  • Date of birth

    William Golding was born on September 19,1911in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England

  • Education

    He attends Brasenose College located in Oxford in 1930. He studies science for two years then literature. He has a Bachelor of Arts.

  • Occupation

    Golding worked as a writer and producer in 1935 and taught English and Philosophy.

  • The Navy

    In 1940, he joined the Royal Navy during World War II.

  • His First Book

    Golding published his first novel, Lord of the Flies in 1954.

  • Awards

    In 1983, Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.

  • Death

    On June 19,1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Cornwell.