Sir William Golding was an English writer known for his novel 'Lord of the Flies' and received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. Born on September 19, 1911, he began his career as a teacher and served in the Royal Navy during World War II before committing to full-time writing. Golding was knighted in 1988 and passed away on June 19, 1993.

1. William Golding
(19September 1911 - 10 June
1993 )

2. About sir
William Golding
Sir William Golding was
an English writer. He was
a novelist, poet,
playwright, and teacher.
He is a famous for his
novel lord of the flies. He
received the Nobel prize
for literature in 1983.In
2008 , The Times ranked
Golding third on its list of
" The 50 gratest British
writers since 1945 ".

3. Early life
• Golding was born in Newquay, Cornwell, England
om 19 September 1911. He grew up in
Marlborough, Wiltshire.his Father, Alec Golding,
was a schoolmaster at Marlborough Grammar
school.In 1030 ,Golding went to Brasenose college
at the University of Oxford. He studied natural
science and then English literature there.golding
Graduated with an MA in 1935.

4. Early career
Golding then worked as an actor, producer and
writer. Then he became a teacher at Bishop
Wordsworth's school, Salisbury.
Golding joined the Royal Navy in 1940.when World
War 2 ended, golding continued teaching and writing
. He left Bishop Wordsworth's school in 1961 and
began writing full-time.

5. Later life
Golding was knighted for his work in 1988. He died
five years later, on 19 June 1993 , of heart failure in
Cornwall.

6. Novels
• Lord of the flies
• ( 1954 )
• The Inheritors
• ( 1955 )
• Pincher Martin
• ( 1956 )
• Free fall
• ( 1956 )
• The spire
• ( 1964 )
• The pyramind
• ( 1967 )
• The scorpion God
• ( 1971 )
• Darkness visible
• ( 1979 )