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William Golding

By Aburdess
  • William Golding's Birth

    William Golding's Birth

  • first novel

    when he was 12 years old he unsuccessfully tried to write a novel

  • His first successful book

    he published his first successful work

  • his teaching

    he took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.

  • he's married

    he married anne brookfield

  • It's a boy

    he had a child named david

  • The navy

    abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II.

  • He's Back

    after World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing.

  • It's a girl

    he had a child named judith

  • "Lord of the Flies"

    after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies.

  • A movie is made

    Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel.

  • Nobel Prize for Literature Awarded

    Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature.

  • He's a knight

    knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II.

  • his death

    Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.