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William Styron

Writing

Born June 11, 1925 · Newport News, Virginia, USA

Died November 1, 2006

Also known as Bill Styron

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 & recognition

  • Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service · 1995
  • Lucien Barrière Literary Award · 1990
  • Prix mondial Cino Del Duca · 1985
  • St. Louis Literary Award · 1982
  • National Book Award · 1980
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  • William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters · 1970
  • Pulitzer PrizeFiction · 1968
  • Library of Congress Living Legend
  • National Medal of Arts
  • Rome Prize
  • National Book AwardFiction · 1968 · nominated
  • National Book AwardFiction · 1952 · nominated

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