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Date of birth
William Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor Cornwall, England. -
Started teaching
Golding started teaching English and Philosophy in Sailsbury -
Married
Golding marriedat the age of 28 to Ann Brookfield.Later had two children named Judith and David. -
Joined Royal Navy
Golding spent the better part of the next six years on a boat, except for a seven-month stint in New York, where he assisted Lord Cherwell at the Naval Research Establishment.During World War II, he fought battleships at the sinking of the Bismarck, and also fended off submarines and planes -
Leaving Navy
IN 1945 World War 2 ended and Golding went back to teaching. -
Publication of Lord of the Flies
After 21 rejetions in 1954 Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. It is about a group of young boys stranded on a desert island after a plane wreck. It explores the savage side of human nature as the boys let loose from the constraints of society, brutally turned against one anotherin the face of an imagined enemy. -
The Hot Gates was published
The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces was published in 1966 (month and day are not corect but the year is) -
A Moving Target was published in 1982
A Moving Target appeared in 1982(month and day are not corect but the year is) -
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Lord of the Flies
Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1983 for Lord of the Flies. -
An Egyptian Journal was published in 1985
An Egyptian Journal in 1985.(month and day are not corect but the year is) -
Knighted in1988
Golding was knighted in 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II -
Date of Death
William Golding dies from a heart attack in Perrandworthal Cornwall, England.
