William Golding's Life

By lannabanana

  • Birth

    William Golding was born on September 19, 1911. He was born in his grandmothers house.

  • Marriage

    Golding got married to Ann Brookfield. They had two children.

  • War Service

    He joined the royal navy in 1940. Golding commanded a landing ship that fired rocket onto beaches.

  • Writing

    Then he moved onto writing. Golding got rejected many times before success.

  • Lord of the Flies

    In september, 1954, Lord of the Flies was published. William changed the text many times before it was published.

  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize

    Golding won the "James Tait Black Memorial Prize" in 1979. Then in 1980, he won the booker prize.

  • Death

    William was 81 when he died. He died in Cornwall, England.

  • "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945"

    ] In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".