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Williams date of birth
William was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England on september 19, 1911. He was raised in a 14th-century house. -
The Proccess
Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 and spent two years studying science. During his third year of attending Oxford he switched programs to the literature program, following his heart for his true self. -
His first book.
1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first book, which was a book of poems.entitled Poems. -
What he Did
In 1935 he started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury. He was a very skilled professor. -
Why he left Teaching
In 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession of teaching to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. Spent the next six months on a boat,except for a seven-month stint in New York. -
His Return
After World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing. -
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies was his first and greatest novel that he wrote. All together Golding published a total of 13 books in his lifetime, after he realized he was in love with literature. -
Another prize
James Tait Black Memorial Prize -
Prize
In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. -
"Sir"
Awarded the title "Sir" by the queen. -
The End
On June 19, 1993 William Golding died from Congestive heart failure, in Perranarworthal village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
