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February 25, 2003
Nobel Prize Laureate: William Gerald Golding
William Golding was an extremely talented British writer that earned the Nobel Prize in 1983 for his contributions to literature. ... Columb Minor in Newquay, Cornwall UK as William Gerald Golding. ... Growing up in the life of luxury, Golding soon realized that he was very talented at his school studies. Golding began writing at the age of seven and seemed to always want to become a writer.
From 1921-1930, Golding went to Marlborough Grammar School, where his father Alec was science master. ... In 1930, Golding went to Brasenose College at the University of Oxford to read Natural Sciences. ... Golding went back to Oxford in 1937 to study for a Diploma in Education. ...
Golding met and fell in love with Ann Brookfield on September 1938. ... In April, Golding took up a post at Bishop Wordsworth School, and he and his wife moved into a cottage at Wilshire Village of Bowerchalke. In September 1940, the Golding’s had their first child and named him David.
In December 1940, during World War II, Golding left his profession to serve in the Royal Navy. Golding’s first active service was in HMS Galatea in the North Atlantic. ...
In 1945, Golding’s second child, Judith Diana, was born. September of that same year, Golding left the navy and returned to Bishop Wordworth’s School. In 1946, the Golding family moved to Salisbury. In Salisbury, Golding wrote four books, but did not get them published. ... Faber & Faber is where all of Golding’s books are and have been published unless otherwise stated. ... Based on Golding’s own wartime experiences, it is about a group of boys marooned on a desert island after a plane crash. ... That is an example of how Golding writes. ...
By 1956 and 1957, Golding had enough involvement with literary life in London to begin writing for “The Bookman” and “The Listener” and began broadcasting.
Approximate Word count = 1506
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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