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When William Golding was 12 years old he attempted to write a novel, he was unsuccessful in his novel. This event lead to him being frustrated and so it resulted to him bullying other kids.
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He went to college to study English literature, even though his dad wanted him to become a scientist. He also published his first work, it was a poetry book called Poems.
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He taught English and philosophy at a school in Salisbury. He taught disruptive boys and that inspired his novel ¨Lord of the Flies¨. Then he ended his career temporarily to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II.
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During the war he fought battles at the sinking of Bismark, he was a lieutenant and he was even placed in command of a rocket-launching craft. This wasn't only a good experience but it would be helpful material for his books, after the war he went back to teaching
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William Golding finally published his first novel after 21 rejects. The novel told the story of adolescent boys stranded on a island after a plane wreck. The novel has been widely known as a classic since its been published.
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This was two decades after he retired from teaching in 1963, He was awarded for his book Lord of the Flies.
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After being awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature, 7 years later the book ¨Lord of the Flies¨ got so much recognition that the book inspired a film version. This film also brung attention to a new generation of readers.
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William Golding died from a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. Shortly after his death they published his completed manuscript for his novel ¨The Double Tongue¨.
