The romance of the sea and the passion for teaching will remain with the author for life. He returned from the war to teaching and writing, which he really enjoyed doing. He made his way up to the title of commander of the destroyer. During the war, William left his teaching career and joined the Royal Navy in 1940. He taught English, philosophy and even music. His first book was a collection of poems entitled “Poems”, published in 1934.Īfter graduation, Golding worked at a clearinghouse in London and then started teaching himself. William started there with studying natural science, which was very much a wish of his father, but then switched to literature and started writing. He attended the school where his father worked and then entered Oxford (Brasenose College). His mother, Mildred, took an active part in the women’s rights movements. His father was a school teacher, who had radical political views and strong beliefs in science. Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor village in England. During his speech, he said that he has been labeled a pessimist and the audience keeps interpreting his works through this focal point, looking for something desperate and hopeless. His nomination came as a surprise to many, since at that time another writer, Graham Greene, was considered one of the strongest candidates. In 1983 William Golding was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature. The misunderstanding is demonstrated as an inability to establish contact between different people, as well as different civilizations. Golding’s novels present an experiment and research of spiritual and ethical aspects of human life.įor Golding human life – is a tragedy, which manifests in misunderstanding and multiple personalities. He is a British writer who in his works describes the darkness of a man’s heart when facing a difficult situation. William Gerald Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in England.
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