William Styron
1925 – 2006 · b. Newport News · d. Martha's Vineyard
United States
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Biography
William Clark Styron Jr. was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1968 for The Confessions of Nat Turner.
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Awards
- Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service (1995)No list
- Lucien Barrière Literary Award (1990)No list
- Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (1985)No list
- St. Louis Literary Award (1982)No list
- National Book Award (1980)
- William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1970)No list
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1968)
- Rome PrizeNo list
Notable Works
Spouse
- Rose Styron
Education
- Duke University — licentiate
- Davidson College
- Warwick High School
- Christchurch School
