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William Golding

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  • Growing up him and his parents.

    Growing up him and his parents.
    William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911. His mother, Mildred, was a strong supporter of the British suffragette movement. His father, Alec, was a schoolteacher and an ardent advocate of rationalism,

  • Education

    Education
    In 1935, he graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education.

  • Years Later

    Years Later
    In 1939, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. That same year, he married Ann Brookfield, with whom he had two children.

  • William Golding's Novels

    William Golding's Novels
    The five years Golding spent in the navy (from 1940 to 1945) made an enormous impact, exposing him to the incredible cruelty and barbarity of which humankind is capable.