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William's parents were intellectual and progressive. This influenced his upbringing. It was known even from early childhood that William had dark and cruel tendencies.
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Marlborough grammar school in wiltshire, england
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After leaving the grammar school in 1930, he went on to attend Brasenose College at the University of Oxford.
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In 1935 William changed his major from natural sciences to English Literature.
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He joined the Royal Navy and served until 1945. He participated in the D-Day invasion
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Published his first novel, Lord of the Flies.
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Knighted by the Queen.
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Awarded the Booker Prize for his novel Rites of Passage.
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Received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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