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I think they've got 250 languages in Nigeria, and so English is a sort of lingua franca between the 250 languages.

William Golding

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William Golding
Age: 81 †
Born: 1911
Born: September 19
Died: 1993
Died: June 19
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William Gerald Albert Golding
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