william goldings

By cassidybranch

  • Birth

    William Golding was born in Cornwall, England in 1911. He was born in his grandmothers house.

  • began teaching

    in 1939 he began to teach philosophy at salisbary at bishop wordsworths school. from 1945-1961 he taught english there

  • marriage

    Golding go married to Ann Brookfield , who was a chemist. They had 2 children together named Judith and David

  • lord of the flies

    in 1954 he published a fiction book called lord of the flies. it was rejected 21 times until finally published

  • James Trait Black Memoral prize

    William won the James Trait Black Memorial prize in 1979. He won for his book "darkness visible" it was the est book written in english

  • booker prize

    in 1980 golding won the Booker Prize for Literature for having best original novel written in english. He won for his book "rites of passage"

  • nobel prize in literature

    william golding won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983. he won because of his outstanding contributions to literature with all of his books.

  • knighted

    he was knighted in 1988. Queen elizabeth ll named him knight bachelor

  • death

    william golding died in 1993. he died in his birth place in cornwall england