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William Golding

By 29LukeHaffey
  • Birth

    Birth

    William was born on September 19th, 1911. William's parents were Mildred Golding and Alec Golding
  • childhood

    childhood

    He was raised in a 14th-century house next door to a graveyard (1911-1925)

  • Career

    William started studying english literiture in 1934 and eventually became a writer.

  • Education

    William went to Marlborough Grammar School were his dad taught and graduated in 1935

  • Love

    Married Ann Brookfield, an analytical chemist.

  • Military

    During the second world war, William joined the Royal Navy in 1940. He served in a destroyer which was briefly involved in sinking a German battleship.

  • Children

    William and Ann Brookfield had two children, David (Born 1940) and Judith (born 1945).
  • Publishing

    Publishing

    Published in 1954, Lord of the Flies was Golding's first novel.

  • Awards

    Lord of the Flies was awarded a place on both lists of Modern Library's 100 Best Novels and was awarded a noble prize in 1983

  • Death

    Willaim died June 1993 from heart failure