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he was born 9/19/1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England -
When he was just 12 years old, he attempted, unsuccessfully, to write a novel
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he start teaching english and philosophy
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he join the royal navy
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he publish his first book. "Lord of the Flies"
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he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
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he died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.