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William Golding Born
William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911. -
Education
Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 and spent two years studying science, in deference to his father's beliefs. In his third year, however, he switched to the literature program, following his true interests. -
English Teacher
William Golding started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury in 1935. -
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Career
Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in an unfashionable part of London, paying his bills with a job as a social worker. -
Royal Navy
He temporarily left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy. -
World War II
In 1945, after World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing. -
Lord of the FIies
In 1954 he published his first novel, Lord of the Flies. -
Nobel Prize
In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature -
William Golding Died
Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.