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  William Golding was born to his father Alex and mother Mary. He was born in his grandmothers house.
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  William married Ann Brookfiels in september of 39. She was a chemist.
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  In September 1953, after many rejections from other publishers, Golding sent a manuscript to Faber & Faber and was initially rejected by their reader.
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  Lord of the Flies written by William Golding was first published on September 17, 1954
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  The Spire written by William Golding was first published on December 01, 1964
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  the pyramid
 26 Sep 1967
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  The Nobel Prize in Literature 1983 was awarded to William Golding for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art was very diverse.
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  Golding died at 81. Many say that the cause of his death was a heart attack.