William Golding By Britton_Gomez Sep 19, 1911 Birthdate 1934 Published his first book a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems. 1954 Published his first big novel "Lord of the Flies" 1963 Film adaption of Lord of the Flies was made 1980 winner of the 1980 Booker McConnell Prize 1983 Golding awarded the Nobel Prize for literature Jun 19, 1993 Died of Heart attack 1995 completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published posthumously.