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William Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, Enland.
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Golding's father, Alec, was a school master, causing Golding to get an early eduacation. At 12, he failed at making a novel, frustrated with himself he took it out on other kids around, he even said, "I enjoyed hurting people."
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Golding published a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems a year before he graduated. It was greatly overlooked by critics.
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Golding followed his father's footsteps and took a position teaching english and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. Which was later an inspiration for his novel Lord of the Flies.
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Golding left teaching and joined the Royal Navy. This is where he experienced some evil and lifelong romance with the sea.
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Golding left the Royal Navy in 1945. He went back to teaching and late retired.
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His novel, Lord of the Flies, was published. He wrote about his perception of humanity and the schoolboys.
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Golding retired from Bishop Wordsworth's School. He than focused on writing as a career.
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Peter Brook made a film off his novel. 20 years later, Golding won a Nobel Prize for Literature.
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A new film version of Lord of the Flies was released. Which caught the attention of the newest generation.
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Golding died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.
