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born
William Golding was born September 19, 1911 he was born in Newquay, a town in England. -
childhood
his mom was a suffragette who fought for woman's rights, while his dad worked as a schoolmaster. -
school
William received his early education at the school his dad ran, marlborough Grammar school. -
school
William a frustrated child started to bully his peers, later in life he describes his child self as a brat for liking to hurt people. -
childhood writing
when William was only 12 years old, he attempted, unsuccessfully, to write a novel. -
Jobs
William Golding wasn't always a writer he also started teaching english and philosophy, he did this for five years. After in 1940 he enlisted in the british navy. -
Family
William was engaged to molly evans, however he broke off the engagement and married ann brookfield. They then went on to have two children David and Judith. -
Lord of the flies
William Golding published the Lord of the flies in 1954, the Lord of the flies was rejected by many publishers because it was too abstract. -
award
William Golding earned the Nobel prize in literature in 1983 -
death
William Golding passed in 1993 when he was 81 years old due to heart failure.