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Birth
William Golding was born in Cornwall, England in 1911. He was born in his grandmothers house. -
began teaching
in 1939 he began to teach philosophy at salisbary at bishop wordsworths school. from 1945-1961 he taught english there -
marriage
Golding go married to Ann Brookfield , who was a chemist. They had 2 children together named Judith and David -
lord of the flies
in 1954 he published a fiction book called lord of the flies. it was rejected 21 times until finally published -
James Trait Black Memoral prize
William won the James Trait Black Memorial prize in 1979. He won for his book "darkness visible" it was the est book written in english -
booker prize
in 1980 golding won the Booker Prize for Literature for having best original novel written in english. He won for his book "rites of passage" -
nobel prize in literature
william golding won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983. he won because of his outstanding contributions to literature with all of his books. -
knighted
he was knighted in 1988. Queen elizabeth ll named him knight bachelor -
death
william golding died in 1993. he died in his birth place in cornwall england