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Birth
William Golding was born on September 19,1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His mother was Mildred and his father was Alex -
First attempt
At age 12 William attempted to write his first novel and failed, so he took his frustration out on his peers. -
College
After primary school William attended Brasenose College at Oxford University and studied English Literature. -
First Novel
In 1934 William published his first work, a book of poetry titled "poems" which was greatly ever looked -
Profession
In 1935 William took a position teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. -
WW2
In 1940 he left teaching to join the Royal Navy to fight in WW2 -
After WW2
In 1945 after the war William went back to teaching English and writing his books -
Lord of Flies
In 1954 William published his first novel "Lord of Flies" which was rejected 21 times before being published -
Retirement
In 1963 William retired from teaching and soon after a film adaptation of "Lord of Flies" was made. -
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Noble Prize
At age 73 William was awarded the 1983 Noble Prize for Literature, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1988 -
Death
On June 19th 1993 William died of a heart attack in Berranar Worthal, Cornwall