William Styron (1925–2006)
Autor de LA Decision De Sophie/Sophie's Choice
Sobre El Autor
William Clark Styron was born in Newport News, Virginia on June 11, 1925. He attended Duke University and took courses at the New School for Social Research in New York City, which started him on his writing career. He was a Marine lieutenant during World War II and while serving during the Korean mostrar más War, was recalled from active duty because of faulty eyesight. After leaving the service, he helped start a magazine called the Paris Review and remained as an advisory editor. His first novel, Lie Down in Darkness, was published in 1951. His other books include The Long March and Set This House on Fire. He won several awards including the Pulitzer Prize for The Confessions of Nat Turner and the American Book Award for Sophie's Choice, which was made into a movie in 1982. His short story, A Tidewater Morning, was the basis for the movie Shadrach, which Styron wrote the screenplay for with his daughter. He also wrote several nonfiction books including The Quiet Dust and Other Writings and Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness. He died on November 1, 2006 at the age of 81. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de William Styron
The Collected Novels: Lie Down in Darkness, Set This House on Fire, The Confessions of Nat Turner, and Sophie's… (2013) 41 copias
Rare William Styron THE LONG MARCH Signed First Edition 1952 -Random House / Modern Library P22 1 copia
Perto das Trevas 1 copia
Rare Antique Confessions of Nat Turner William Styron Pulitzer Prize 1st Edition First Print 1 copia
Lie Down in Darkness, Part 1 1 copia
Green Hell 1 copia
Historic Houses: Thomas Wolfe Remembered [Looking Homeward to Asheville, North Carolina] (1984) 1 copia
Dog Eat Dog 1 copia
Lie Down in Darkness, Part 2 1 copia
Love Day [short story] 1 copia
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- Nombre canónico
- Styron, William
- Nombre legal
- Styron, William Clark, Jr.
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1925-06-11
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2006-11-01
- Lugar de sepultura
- West Chop Cemetery, Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Newport News, Virginia, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa de fallecimiento
- pneumonia
- Lugares de residencia
- Roxbury, Connecticut, USA
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA - Educación
- Duke University (BA|1947)
Davidson College
New School for Social Research - Ocupaciones
- novelist
- Relaciones
- Styron, Rose (wife)
Styron, Alexandra (daughter)
Styron, Susanna (daughter) - Organizaciones
- McGraw-Hill
Paris Review
Fellowship of Southern Writers
United States Marine Corps - Premios y honores
- National Medal of Arts (1993)
Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (1985)
F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Fiction (1996)
William Dean Howells Medal (1970)
National Book Award (1980)
Commandeur, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (mostrar todos 16)
Witness to Justice Award
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1968)
Edward MacDowell Medal (1988)
American Book Award (1980)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1966)
Rome Prize (1952)
St Louis Literary Award (1982)
American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1968)
Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1987)
Académie Goncourt
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Women in War (1)
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- Valoración
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- Reseñas
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- ISBNs
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- Idiomas
- 21
- Favorito
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