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When William Golding was little, he was known to be a bit of a brat and enjoyed hurting people. When William went to school, he was inexperienced in social situations and ended up fighting with the other children.
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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, at his grandparents’ house in Newquay, Cornwall. -
William Golding went to Brasenose College at Oxford University, where he studied Natural Sciences before switching to English literature and graduating in 1935. -
When Golding was about 25 or 26, he was engaged to Molly Evans. Later, after that, he got engaged to Ann Brookfield, who was an analytical chemist. -
William Golding joined the Royal Navy in 1940, where he served for 6 years. Golding being in the war made him change his perspective on humanity, influencing him to write his book "lord of the Flies"Golding participated in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, commanding a landing craft that fired salvoes of rockets onto the beaches -
When William was 35 years old, he started his own family with Ann and they had two kids. David (born September 1940) and Judith (born July 1945).
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After serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, William Golding returned to his teaching career and started writing novels. His most famous book, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954, and its success eventually allowed him to retire from teaching to become a full-time writer. -
After william wrote his book "lord of the flies" that did so well he was able to retire and just write books for the remainig years of his life. after, he ended up writing 12 novels and won two awards.
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William Golding won an award called "the Booker Prize" in 1980, later after that he won an award of, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983
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William Golding died from a heart attack on June 19, 1993, at his home in Perranarworthal, England, he was 81. Golding's body was buried in the parish churchyard of Bowerchalke near his former home.