William Golding's life By Tarawa566 Sep 19, 1911 Birth Cornwall, England Apr 12, 1930 College Began attending Brasenose College at Oxford and spent two years studying science Apr 12, 1935 Graduation Jan 1, 1939 Marriage to Anne Brookfield Jan 1, 1940 Joined Army Fought in WWII Jan 1, 1954 Lord of the Flies Published After 21 Rejects Apr 13, 1983 Recieved Nobel Prize for Literature Apr 13, 1988 Knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II Jun 19, 1993 Death Heart Failure