Golding

William Golding

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Biography

Sir William Gerald Golding was an English poet, novelist and a playwright.His writing mostly depicted his experiences with the army, war, brutality of the human nature and a will to survive. He won a Nobel Prize and was knighted by the Queen of England.

Early life

Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in St. Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His father taught at the Marlborough Grammar School.

His mother was an active suffragette and fought for women’s right. He and his brother went to his father’s school where Golding was subjected to bullying and alienation, which is exclusively mentioned in his only biography written by John Carey.

William Golding met his future wife, Anne Brookfield, in 1938. After a brief courtship, they married in 1939, the same year he began teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s school. Anne and Golding had two children; the first, David, born in 1940; and a daughter, Judith, born in 1945.

Marriage

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4. Career

2. Writing poems

3. Graduation

1. Brasenose College

and future career

Education

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His marriage and career were quickly interrupted by World War II. Golding joined the Royal Navy and worked in antisubmarine and antiaircraft operations. During his service he was involved in the sinking of Germany's mightiest battleship, the Bismarck. He also participated in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day.

Military service

"Maybe there is a beast... Maybe it's only us"

"Lord of the Flies"

Sir William Golding died of heart failure in his home at Perranarworthal, near Truro, Cornwall, on June 19, 1993. He was buried in Holy Trinity churchyard, Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, England. He left the draft of a novel, The Double Tongue, which was published posthumously (Faber, 1996). https://youtu.be/mJ1VZGpjU6s

Death

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