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William Golding

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  • Birth

    Birth
    Golding was born in Newquay, United Kingdom.

  • Became a teacher

    Became a teacher
    William Golding became a teacher of English and Philosophy.

  • Joined the navy

    Joined the navy
    William Golding joined the Navy during World War 2.

  • Wrote lord of the flies

    Wrote lord of the flies
    William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies because of unruly student when he was a teacher and his time as a combatant in World War 2

  • William Golding wrote The Inheritors

    William Golding wrote The Inheritors

  • William Golding wrote Rites of Passage

    William Golding wrote Rites of Passage

  • William Golding wrote Darkness Visible

    William Golding wrote Darkness Visible

  • Won the Booker Prize

    Won the Booker Prize
    William Golding won the Booker Prize because of his novel Rites of Passage

  • Was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

    Was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

  • Death

    Death
    Golding died of congestive heart failure.