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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.
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Death
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