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erly in live
He was raised in a 14th-century house next door to a graveyard. -
born
born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. -
what he did
he started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury. -
what he did
He temporarily left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy. -
what he did
he published his first novel, Lord of the Flies. -
lord
after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. -
lord
the year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel. -
what he did
he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. -
lord of the flies
a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers. -
Death and Legacy
Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.