William

William Golding

By arham0922
  • Going back to teaching
    1945 BCE

    Going back to teaching

    After World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing.
  • Birth

    Birth

    William Golding was born in Cornwall, England
  • Early education

    Early education

    William received his early education at the school his father ran. Marlborough Grammar School.
  • William published his first work

    William published his first work

    a year before he graduated, book of poetry aptly entitled Poems.
  • Golding took a position teaching

    Golding took a position teaching

    English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury
  • Joining the Royal Navy

    Joining the Royal Navy

    Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II.
  • First Novel

    First Novel

    Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies.
  • Retired from teacing

    Retired from teacing

    Year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel.
  • Earns the Nobel prize for literature

    Earns the Nobel prize for literature

    At the age of 73, he was awarded the Noobel Prize for his book, Lord of the Files.

  • William dies

    Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.