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Childhood
William Golding as a child attended his father's school. He had an early interest in writing. He also was a bully and "enjoyed hurting people.". He continued to Oxford where his father hoped he would become a scientist, but instead he studied English Literature. (Biography.com) -
William Golding was born
William was born on September 19, 1911 in Cornwall, England (Biography.com). -
Poems is published
His book of poetry was published in 1934, a year before he graduated from Brasenose College at Oxford University. It was his first ever published work, and it was overlooked by critics
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Career
Golding started working as an actor, writer and producer. He managed to pay his bills through being a social worker. (Cliffsnotes.com) -
Graduates college
Golding graduates from Oxford with a Bachelor or Arts in English and with a diploma in education. He eventually begins teaching.
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Gets married
He marries Ann Brookfield. They have two children together. (Cliffsnotes.com) -
Teaching
Golding begins to start teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School. He taught English and Philosophy. His teaching career also had a great impact on his novels and writing (Cliffsnotes.com). -
Joining the Royal Navy
William Golding joins the Royal Navy to fight in World War II. He spent 6 years in a boat where he grew to love sailing and and the sea. His time in the Navy greatly influenced his writing and was his inspiration. -
Lord of the Flies is published
William Golding's first and most famous novel, Lord of the Flies, was published after 21 rejections. It was inspired from his time teaching young boys as a schoolteacher, and his time at sea during the Royal Navy. -
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Golding continues to publish his works of literature
1955: The Inheritors
1956: Pincher Martin
1959: Free Fall
1964: The Spire, 1967: The Pyramid,1971: The Scorpion God: Three Short Stories, 1979: Darkness Visible, 1984: The Paper Men
1980-1989: The Sea Trilogy (Cliffsnotes.com).
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Wins Booker Prize
Golding wins the Booker Prize, a highly regarded British award. He won this for his 1980 novel, Rites of Passage (Biography.com). -
Wins Nobel Prize
Golding is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. -
William Golding dies
William Golding dies of a heart attack in Parranarworthal, Cornwall. He was 81. (Biography.com). -
The Double Tongue is published
His book, The Double Tongue, was published after he died.
