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Birth
William Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911. He was raised by his mother, who was a woman's rights activist, and his father, who was a school teacher. -
College
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College
William Golding went to Brasenose college at Oxford in 1930. He spent two years studying science but then switched to literature because that was what he was really interested in. In 1935 he finally graduated from Oxford. -
Army
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Army
Golding joined the Royal Navy in 1940. He spent about 6 years sailing ships & taking down enemy battleships. He was placed in command of rocket shooting. -
Lord of the Fleis
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Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies was Golding's first novel ever published. It was critically acclaimed and is a clasic in English literature. -
Nobel Prize
In 1983 William Golding won the Nobel Prize in literature for his novel Lord of the Flies. This novel is one of the most read books in history & is being read in tons of high schools. -
Death :(
On June 19th, 1993, Willaim Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, at the ripe old age of 82. His final manuscript was published even after his death.
