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William Golding was born September 19, 1911, in England
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In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry which was called Poems.
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In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and Philosophy.
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William Golding was married in 1939 and had two kids
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He left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy.
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In 1945, after World War II had ended, William went back to teaching.
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In 1954, getting rejected 21 times didn't stop Golding from publishing Lord of the Flies.
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In 1963, the year after Golding retired from teaching.
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Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature, mostly for his most famous book Lord of the flys.
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On June 19, 1993, a very sad day Golding died of a heart attack
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