William Styron (1925–2006)
Autore di La scelta di Sophie
Sull'Autore
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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: William Styron
Opere di William Styron
The Collected Novels: Lie Down in Darkness, Set This House on Fire, The Confessions of Nat Turner, and Sophie's… (2013) 42 copie
Perto das Trevas 1 copia
Green Hell 1 copia
Dog Eat Dog 1 copia
Historic Houses: Thomas Wolfe Remembered [Looking Homeward to Asheville, North Carolina] (1984) 1 copia
Lie Down in Darkness, Part 2 1 copia
Lie Down in Darkness, Part 1 1 copia
Love Day [short story] 1 copia
Que o Fogo Consuma Esta Casa 1 copia
Opere correlate
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Collaboratore — 452 copie
Novel History: Historians and Novelists Confront America's Past and Each Other (2001) — Collaboratore — 133 copie
Dead Run: The Shocking Story of Dennis Stockton and Life on Death Row in America (1999) — Introduzione — 41 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Styron, William
- Nome legale
- Styron, William Clark, Jr.
- Data di nascita
- 1925-06-11
- Data di morte
- 2006-11-01
- Luogo di sepoltura
- West Chop Cemetery, Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Newport News, Virginia, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa della morte
- pneumonia
- Luogo di residenza
- Roxbury, Connecticut, USA
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA - Istruzione
- Duke University (BA|1947)
Davidson College
New School for Social Research - Attività lavorative
- novelist
- Relazioni
- Styron, Rose (wife)
Styron, Alexandra (daughter)
Styron, Susanna (daughter) - Organizzazioni
- McGraw-Hill
Paris Review
Fellowship of Southern Writers
United States Marine Corps - Premi e riconoscimenti
- 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 (mostra tutto 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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Statistiche
- Opere
- 40
- Opere correlate
- 23
- Utenti
- 14,688
- Popolarità
- #1,568
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 250
- ISBN
- 364
- Lingue
- 24
- Preferito da
- 42