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"William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He was raised in a 14th-century house next door to a graveyard" (Biography.com).
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"In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled 'Poems.' The collection was largely overlooked by critics" (Biography.com).
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"In 1935, he graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education"(Cliffsnotes.com).
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"In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's school in Salisbury. Golding's experience teaching unruly young boys would later serve as inspiration for his novel 'Lord of the Flies'" (Biography.com & Cliffsnotes.com).
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"The couple had married in 1939 and had two children, David and Judith" (Biography.com).
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"Although passionate about teaching from day one, in 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War 2. In 1945, after World War 2 had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing" (Biography.com).
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"In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, 'Lord of the Flies.' The novel told the gripping story of a group of adolescent boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck" (Biography.com).
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"...at the age of 73, Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel prize for literature" (Biography.com).
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"In 1988 he was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth 2" (Biography.com).
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"...Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. After Golding died, his completed manuscript for 'The Double Tongue' was published posthumously" (Biography.com).