Willam

William Golding

By CharlotteM

  • Born

    Sep 19, 1911 · Newquay, United Kingdom

  • Married

    1939: Golding married Ann Brookfield, an analytic chemist, on 30 September 1939.

  • Sent Manuscriped

    1953: In September 1953, after many rejections from other publishers, Golding sent a manuscript to Faber & Faber and was initially rejected by their reader.

  • Book Published

    1954: Lord of the Flies written by William Golding was first published on September 17, 1954.

  • Meeting of James Lovelock

    1958: After moving in 1958 from Salisbury to nearby Bowerchalke, he met his fellow villager and walking companion James Lovelock.

  • Re-sign Of His Teaching

    1961: His publishing success made it possible for Golding to resign his teaching post at Bishop Wordsworth's School in 1961, and he spent that academic year in the United States as writer-in-residence at Hollins College, near Roanoke, Virginia.

  • The Spire was written

    1964: The Spire written by William Golding was first published on December 01, 1964.

  • Awards

    Nobel Prize in Literature (1983)

  • Died

    Died: Jun 19, 1993 · Perranarworthal, United Kingdom