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His Birth
William Golding was born on September 19,1911. He was born in Cornwall, England. -
His Attempt To Write A Novel
When he was 12, he had tried to write his own novel, and he did not succeed. This lead him to being a very angry child and bullying other kids.(Date unspecific) -
His Education
He decided to follow his fathers beliefs and went on to study science. Afterwards he decided to switch to literature after 3 years. (date unspecific) -
Second Attempt In Literature
Before he had finished college, he wrote a collection of poems. It was, again, not very successful. -
The Navy
He was in the navy for 5 years. It had helped influenced his book because he had learned about human cruelty. -
'Lord Of The Flies'
After 21 tries he had finally gotten his first novel 'Lord Of The Flies' published. It was a classic novel that was made into a movie in 1963. Then again in 1990. -
Golding's Achievments
He had won the 1983 Nobel Prize for literature. Later on he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. -
The End Of His Life
William Golding had passed away because of a heart attack, in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
