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William Golding was born on the 19th of September 1911, in Cornwall, UK. -
William's family was progressive, and it was the first source of influence for his talent. From the first years of his life, he faced the atrocities of war.
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Golding started writing at the age of 7, but following the wishes of his parents, he studied natural sciences and English at Marlborough Grammar School. In 1930, he left the grammar school and went to Brasenose College, Oxford, to read science. In 1935, Golding left Oxford with a degree and a teaching qualification.
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In 1939, he took up a post at Maidstone Grammar School for boys, and later that year at Bishop Wordsworth School, Salisbury, to which he was to return after the war and work there until 1962.
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Golding went to the Royal Navy for Britain in 1940 and was a lieutenant in command of a rocket ship in the war.
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After the war, Golding started to act as a writer. During this time, he wrote many novels, such as Lord of the Flies (1954), The Inheritors (1955), Free Fall (1959), and more. He also taught for some time in Greece in the 1960s.
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Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding, and it is a book that tells the story of British schoolboys stranded on a deserted island who descend into savagery and chaos, subverting the traditional adventure story by exploring the inherent darkness of human nature. The novel, a classic of modern literature, examines themes of the loss of innocence, the conflict between civilization and savagery, and the fragility of societal norms.
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William always loved Greek literature, and many of his books show clearly his Greek influence. His last book, The Double Tongue (1993), was a novel about ancient Greece. Unfortunately, this book had never been finished.
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William Golding received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983, and he was knighted in 1988.
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William Golding died on 19th of June 1993, in Wilthshire, England, of a sudden heart attack.