William Styron (1925–2006)
Autor(a) de Sophie's Choice
About the Author
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 mais 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 por William Styron
The Collected Novels: Lie Down in Darkness, Set This House on Fire, The Confessions of Nat Turner, and Sophie's… (2013) 42 exemplares
Love Day [short story] 1 exemplar
Perto das Trevas 1 exemplar
A Tidewater Morning [short story] 1 exemplar
Um Leito nas Trevas 1 exemplar
Historic Houses: Thomas Wolfe Remembered [Looking Homeward to Asheville, North Carolina] (1984) 1 exemplar
Dog Eat Dog 1 exemplar
Lie Down in Darkness, Part 2 1 exemplar
Lie Down in Darkness, Part 1 1 exemplar
Dlouhý pochod 1 exemplar
Associated Works
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Contribuidor — 451 exemplares
The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature (1999) — Contribuidor — 175 exemplares
Novel History: Historians and Novelists Confront America's Past and Each Other (2001) — Contribuidor — 132 exemplares
Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement (2001) — Contribuidor — 90 exemplares
Dead Run: The Shocking Story of Dennis Stockton and Life on Death Row in America (1999) — Introdução — 41 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Styron, William
- Nome legal
- Styron, William Clark, Jr.
- Data de nascimento
- 1925-06-11
- Data de falecimento
- 2006-11-01
- Localização do túmulo
- West Chop Cemetery, Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Newport News, Virginia, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa da morte
- pneumonia
- Locais de residência
- Roxbury, Connecticut, USA
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA - Educação
- Duke University (BA|1947)
Davidson College
New School for Social Research - Ocupações
- novelist
- Relações
- Styron, Rose (wife)
Styron, Alexandra (daughter)
Styron, Susanna (daughter) - Organizações
- McGraw-Hill
Paris Review
Fellowship of Southern Writers
United States Marine Corps - Prémios e menções honrosas
- 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
Membros
Críticas
Listas
Favourite Books (1)
Five star books (1)
Women in War (1)
to get (1)
To Read (1)
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 38
- Also by
- 23
- Membros
- 14,588
- Popularidade
- #1,577
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 249
- ISBN
- 361
- Línguas
- 24
- Marcado como favorito
- 41
The book seems useful for those in the midst of the "madness", offering proof that the veil will eventually lift, and for those who want to understand it. For those who have already passed through and emerged, it must be similar to how I imagine a recovering alcoholic might feel about reading an account of someone else's drinking problem: a personal sense of understanding, and an uncomfortable dread of slipping back there.… (mais)