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William Golding was born on September 19th, 1911, in Nequay, Cornwall, England. He was born at his grandparents' house, which was named Karenza. -
William had an older brother named Joseph, a mom named Mildred, and a dad named Alex. His dad taught at the elementary school him his brother, and he went. His mom fought for the right to vote. -
William moved to Wiltshire, England, and went to elementary school there. He started learning to write and won an award for it at school.
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For high school, William went to Marlborough Royal Free Grammar School, and for college, he went to Brasenose College. He started studying natural sciences but switched to English literature.
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He served in the war for 5 years and participated in many navy operations. He achieved the rank of lieutenant and got parts of his book from his experience.
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The book was published around his birthday and ended up being one of the most popular books ever made. -
William quit his job teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's school to become a full-time writer after his book blew up. -
William went off and published three more novels called The Spire, Darkness Visible, and Rites of Passage which won him another award.
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William lived a quiet life with his wife in Cornwall. He also studied this guy and kept a journal of his dreams. In this time he also wrote and published one more book.
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William sadly died at 81 from a heart attack. He did succeed in life, so he did something right.