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William was born in nequay, cornwall. Cornwall is located in england. -
William grew up with a fear of the dark and cemeteries. He started writing at seven and had a failed attempt at writing a novel at age twelve, -
William Golding attended Marlborough Grammar School, then Brasenose College, and later went to Oxford University, where he studied natural sciences before switching to English literature. -
At first, William was a school teacher, then a WWII naval officer, and then he finally became a well-renowned novelist for Lord Of The Flies. -
William Golding's Lord Of The Flies was published on September 19, 1954. At first, the book waqs suverely underwhelming and only sold 4662 copies in the first year. Eventually by 1962, the book had reached success and had more than 65,000 copies sold.