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William Golding's Birth
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first novel
when he was 12 years old he unsuccessfully tried to write a novel -
His first successful book
he published his first successful work -
his teaching
he took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. -
he's married
he married anne brookfield -
It's a boy
he had a child named david -
The navy
abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. -
He's Back
after World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing. -
It's a girl
he had a child named judith -
"Lord of the Flies"
after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. -
A movie is made
Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel. -
Nobel Prize for Literature Awarded
Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature. -
He's a knight
knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II. -
his death
Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
