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william golding was born on september 19, 1911. he was born in Newquay, United Kingdom
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a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry titled Poems.
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in 1935 he started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury. this was the begining of his teaching career.
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In 1940 he temporarily left teaching to join the Royal Navy.
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after World War II had ended. Golding went back to teaching and writing.
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after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies.
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lord of the flies was filmed. It earned $250,000
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Lord of the Flies was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Lord of the flies now has a nobel prize sticker on the cover.
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he was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II. thats not really it happening but i couldnt find an actual picture of it.
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On june 19, 1993 william golding died. In Perranarworthal, United Kingdom due to Congestive heart failure.
