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Where it all began
William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England. His mother, Mildred, was a strong supporter of the British suffragette movement. His father, Alec, was a schoolteacher and an ardent advocate of rationalism. -
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Williams Life
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Young reader
William began reading Tennyson, which isn't something seven years old boys normally do. His love for literature was there from the beginning. -
William goes to Oxford
In 1930 William goes to Oxford, where he studies science for two years, in deference to his father's beliefs. In his third year he switched to the literature program, following his true interests. -
Graduated!
In 1935, Golding graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. -
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Theater influence
From 1935 to 1939, Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in London. He paid his bills and considered the theater his strongest literary influence. -
Theatre influence
From 1935 to 1939, Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in London.
He paid his bills and considered the theater his strongest literary influence. -
New job
In 1939, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. -
Married
Also in 1939, he married Ann Brookfield.
They had two children together. -
Royal Navy
Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. Thanks to this experience, he had a big imagination.
Afther the war ended, he started teaching again. -
Successful work!
In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies.
This novel was inspired by Goldings wartime. It made an enormous impac. It showed him how cruel people can be. -
Royal Society of Literature
Following the publication of his best-known work, Lord of the Flies, Golding was granted membership in the Royal Society of Literature in 1955. -
The Brass Butterfly
Golding published 'The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels' in 1971. One of the novellas had been originally published in 1956; Golding then turned the story into a comedic play titled The Brass Butterfly, which was first performed in London in 1958. -
Big decision
In 1961 William descided to leave Bishop Wordsworth's School to write full time. -
Movie!
Peter Brook made a film of Goldings best seller.
William himself has also cooperated with the production -
Booker McConnell Prize
William won the Booker McConnell Prize with his novel 'Rites of Passage'. -
Nobel Prize
Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature.
He won because of 'the perspicuity of realistic narrative art' -
Knighted
In 1988 William was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II.
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The end
Golding died in Cornwall in 1993 of a heart attack
After he passed away, his completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published.
