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overlook
William Golding was a very successful author who is primarily known for the lord of the flies novel. -
childhood
William Golding was born 9/19/1911 in Cornwall, England and was raised by his mother (women's rights activist) and father (principal). William at the age of twelve tried to write a novel but was unsuccessful in doing so. This led him to bully his peers in the classroom. -
Teenage years
His teenage years mainly consisted of getting in trouble and being a nuisanse to his peers. -
teacher
As a teacher who had a degree from Oxford, he took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. -
royal navy
William temporarily abandoned teaching to join the royal navy and assist in word war II. He spent most of the six years in a boat. -
Lord of the Flies
After the war, he began on his most famous book that won him a Nobel prize Lord of the flies. after 24 rejections he finally got it published and the book grew in popularity fast. -
Nobel prize
After the books, great growth in ratings and popularity William won the Nobel prize for literature. -
Death
Many years later he had died of natural causes.
