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September 19, 1911 in Saint coulomb Minor, Cornwell England. He was raised in 14th century
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William published his first work a book of poetry aptly entitled poems.
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In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.
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William was just 12 year old he attempted to write Novel It was unsuccessfully frustrated he found an outlet in bullying his peers.
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6 years he was in the navy
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Ended Golding went back to teaching and writing
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William went on to attend Brasenose college at oxford university
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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
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Two decades later, at the age of 73, Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.