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-William was born on September 19, 1911
-Born in Newquay, United Kingdom
Parents: Alec and Mildred Golding

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-William received his early education at the school his father ran, Marlborough Grammar School.
-At 12 years old, he attempted, unsuccessfully, to write a novel. A frustrated child, he found an outlet in bullying his peers.
-Later in life, William described his childhood self as a brat.

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-In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published Lord of the Flies.
-The novel told the story of a group of adolescent boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck.
-Lord of the Flies explored the savage side of human nature as the boys, let loose from the constraints of society, brutally turned against one another in the face of an imagined enemy.

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-On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.

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-After college, Golding worked in settlement houses and the theater.
-In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.
-Golding’s experience teaching unruly young boys later served as inspiration for his novel Lord of the Flies.
-In 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II.