William Golding

By KSD021
  • Birth

    Birth

    William Golding in St. Columb Minor,Newquay,Cornwall,England

  • Career

    Began teaching English and Philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordworth's School.

  • first published novel

    His first novel, Lord of The Flies was published after 21 rejections

  • retirement

    Golding retired from teaching and Peter Brooks begand making a film of Lord of the Flies.

  • Award

    At age 73, Goldin was awarded with Nobel Prize for Literature

  • knighted

    Knited by Queen Elizabeth ll in
  • L.O.T.F.

    L.O.T.F.

    A Lord of the Flies new film version was released, bring the book to a new generation of readers

  • Death

    died in Perranaworthal, Cornwall,England of an heart attack leaving his wife and sons, david and judith. after his death, his complete manuscript for The Double Tongue was published

  • while teaching

    Left teaching temporily to join Royal Navy