... rejected it. The novel's sales enabled Golding to retire from teaching and devote himself fully to writing. Golding wrote several more novels, notably "Pincher Martin" (1956), and a play, "The Brass Butterfly" (1958). Although he never matched the popular and critical success he enjoyed with "Lord of the Flies," he remained a respected and distinguished author for the rest of his life and ... ...

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