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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. he lived next door to a graveyard. His mother, Mildred, was an active suffragette who fought for women’s right to vote. His father, Alex, worked as a schoolmaster.
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In 1934 right before William graduated he published his first works, it was a book of poetry.
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in 1940 Golding abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II.
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Lord of the Flies has entered the culture. Ralph, Jack and Piggy are archetypes of human fallibility, but most of all they are real characters, fully imagined and leaping to life off the page.
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Feb 24th, 1958 The Brass Butterfly opens in Oxford This play of his was adapted from his story 'Envoy Extraordinary'
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Jan 1st, 1983 William Golding is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
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In 1988 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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William Golding. Born: September 19, 1911.
Saint Columb, Cornwall, England.
Died: June 19, 1993.
