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Birth
Cornwall, England -
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Education
Went to Brasenose College at Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. -
Teaching
started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury -
Armed forces
Joined the Royal Navy -
First novel
Published Lord of The Flies -
Award
was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature -
Death
Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England