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Born on September 19 in Cornwall , England.
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Begins studying English literature at Oxford University( after briefly studying science .
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Graduates from Oxford and starts working as a teacher .
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Marries Ann Brookfield, with who he had two children with.
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Serves in the Royal Navy during World War II, this experience later influences his writing about human nature and violence.
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Publishes his most famous novel , Lord of the Flies, after many publishers rejected it.
. The book explores civilization , savagery, and the darkness within humans. -
Wins the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage .
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Publishes several other novels, including:
.The Inheritors
. Pincher Martin
. The Spire -
Dies on June 19 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall at the age of 81.
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novels' exploration of the human condition .
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Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his literary achievements.