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William was born in Newquay, Cornwall, England 1911 -
William Golding was born into a family of scholars and activists who fueled his learning path and helped him succeed, and made him interested in English and literature
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In 1939, William married his wife, Ann Brookefield, an analytical chemist. They had two children between 1940 and 1945, a son named David and a daughter named Judith. -
Golding graduated from Oxford with an English degree in 1935 -
Golding enlisted in the British Royal Navy, where he went through experiences that helped him write his book, lord of the Flies
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Golding started writing his book while teaching at bishop Wordsworth's school in Salisbury. Golding finished the book in 1952, but couldn't get it published until 1954 when Faber and faber decided to pick it up -
After Golding published his book, he had financial freedom, allowing him to quit his teaching job and go full-time in being an author
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After writing Lord of the Flies, William Golding wrote 11 more novels, short story collections, plays, and essays over the next four decades. His later works explored themes of human nature, evil, and the struggle between rationality and instinct.
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In 1983, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his parables of the human condition. -
William Golding died on June 19 of 1993, of heart failure. He was buried in the parish churchyard of Bowerchalke near his former home.