William Golding

By torresm

  • Birth

    William Golding was born September 19th, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.

  • Parents

    In 1934, a year befor he graduated William published his first book. It was a book of poetry.

  • Joining the army

    In 1940 Golding left teaching to join the Royal Navy and fight in world war II. During the war he fought battleships, airplanes, and submarines.

  • Lord of the Flies

    In 1954 Lord of the Flies was pblished in 1954. It was Goldings most successful published book.

  • Nobel Prize

    In 1983 William won the nobel prize of literature. He was later knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth II.

  • Movie

    In 1990 a new film was of Lord of the Flies was released. The movie was intended to bring the book attention to all the new readers.

  • Died

    William Golding died on June 19th, 1933. He died at age 81. He died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.

  • Children and Manuscript

    When William died he left his kids David and Judith with his wife. His complete manuscript The Double Tongue was published posthumously.