William Golding

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  • Birth

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    Lifespan

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  • First attempted novel

    When golding was 12, he failed at making a novel

  • Published first book

    Golding published "Poems" in 1934
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    Teaching

    Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury
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    Royal Navy

    Golding spent the better part of the next six years on a boat, except for a seven-month stint in New York, where he assisted Lord Cherwell at the Naval Research Establishment. While in the Royal Navy, Golding developed a lifelong romance with sailing and the sea.
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    Teaching

    Golding continued to teach

  • "Lord of the Flies" Published

    In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies

  • Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature

    Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

  • Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

    Golding was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II.

  • Death

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