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Birth
Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His mother Mildred was a supporter of British women's suffrage.His father, Alec, was a school teacher. -
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William Golding's Life
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Graduation
Golding graduated from Oxford Universtiy with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. For his first two years he studied science then on his third year he switched to English literature. -
Teaching
Golding started teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. Teaching young boys gave inspiration for Lord of the Flies. -
Royal Navy
He left his teaching job to fight in World War II in the Royal Navy. After 5 years he returned to teaching. -
Lord of the Flies
in 1954 Goldin published his first novel Lord of the Flies. It is about a group of teenage boys stranded on an island from a plane crash. -
Retirement
Golding retired from teaching. He continued to write. -
The Spire
William Golding wrote another successful novel, The Spire addresses issues of faith. -
Nobel Prize
Golding won the Nobel Prize in Literature. -
Knighted
Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He was knighted for his literature. -
Death
William Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. He was living with his wife Ann Brookfield.
