William Styron

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American novelist and essayist (1925-2006)

United States WritersLived 1925 to 2006 · aged 81

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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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Styron in 1989

Awards 10

1995Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service

1990Lucien Barrière Literary Award

1985Prix mondial Cino Del Duca

1982St. Louis Literary Award

1980National Book Award

1970William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters

1968Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Rome Prize

National Medal of Arts

Library of Congress Living Legend

In their orbit 3

SpouseRose Styron

ChildSusanna Styron

ChildAlexandra Styron

Connected to William 6

Josef SommerAlso in Sophie's Choice (1982)

Josh MostelAlso in Sophie's Choice (1982)

Alan J. PakulaAlso in Sophie's Choice (1982)

Robin BartlettAlso in Sophie's Choice (1982)

Katharina ThalbachAlso in Sophie's Choice (1982)

Günther Maria HalmerAlso in Sophie's Choice (1982)

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