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William Golding

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  • Birth Date

    Birth Date
    William Golding was born on September 19, 1911. At the Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His parents were Mildred, an active suffragette who fought for women’s right to vote and his father, Alex, a schoolmaster.

  • Brat

    Brat
    When William was 12, he attempted to write a novel but failed. Frustrated he bullied his peers from school as a way to express his feelings. He said "I enjoyed hurting people."

  • Teaching

    Teaching
    Golding went into teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury

  • Back to Teaching

    Back to Teaching
    After World War Two ended, William Golding went back to writing and teaching.

  • "Lord of The Flies"

    "Lord of The Flies"
    His book, "Lord of the flies" was published after 21 rejections. The novel is about how a group of adolescent boys are alone in a desserted island after a plane crash.

  • Movie

    Movie
    Peter Brook created a movie based on the novel "Lord of the Flies". A year after William retired from teacheing.

  • nobel price

    nobel price
    William Golding was presented the 1983 nobel prize for literature.

  • Queen Elizabeth II

    Queen Elizabeth II
    England's Queen Elizabeth II knighted William Golding.

  • Death Date

    Death Date
    William Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. After Golding passed away, his book "The Double Tongue" was published.