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william was born in Cornwall, England in 1911. his parents were mildred and alex golding. who were big parts of the community.
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He married Ann Brookfield in 1939. They later had two children together.
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joined the royal navy in 1940. he joined to help his country fight
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finally after 21 tries Lord of the flies was finally published. it is now one of his best known books
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in 1955 his second book to get published was the inheritors. which was based on the violence of people
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in 1956 only a year later. his third book was published "pincher man" which later had spin offs get published afterwards
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in 1983 he won the novel prize for literature. He won because of how good his novels were.
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he died in cornwall, england at age of 81. he died because of conjested heart failure.