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Birth
William Golding was born in Cornwall England in 1911. He was raised in a house next to a graveyard, his father being a schoolmaster. -
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William's Life
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Work
In 1935 he began work in the acting field, after 4 years he stopped to teach English and philosophy in Salisbury. -
War
Golding temporarily left his teaching career to join the Royal Navy and fight in WWII for five years. -
Writing of LOTF
It is very important to note that William Golding wrote LOTF after he spent five years in the bloodiest war ever. This impacted his writing and thinking greatly. -
Death
William Golding died in the town he was born and raised in; Cornwall, England. His books to this day are controversial, however he did receive the Nobel Prize for literature in 1983