William Golding

  • Birth

    Birth
    William Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He was raised in a 14th century housse next to a graveyard.
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  • Published First Work

    Published First Work
    Published his book of poetry entitled "Poems". I was his very 1st work hat he ever had published. it took many times to get to that point.
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  • Took up teaching

    Took up teaching
    Started teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.
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  • Joined Royal Navy

    Joined Royal Navy
    Joined the Navy to fight in WWII. He quit writing to fight for his country.
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  • Went back to Teaching and Writing

    After the war he wwent back to teaching and writing. He wrote his 1st nevel soon after.
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  • Published Lord of the Flies

    Published Lord of the Flies
    His 1st novel ever published was Lord of he Flies.
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  • Film after the novel

    Movie makers created a film made after his famous novel.
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  • Nobel Prize

    Golding was awarded the nobel prize for Literature.
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  • Golding was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II

    He was royaly knighted by the Quen herself.
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  • New Version of the film released

    A new versoin o the film Lord of the Flies was later created. It was a better quality but still the same storyline.
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  • Death

    He died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
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