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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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Born 11 June 1925 · Died 1 November 2006 · Q245257
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the perfect sort: good enough to encourage me, but not so great as to distract me from my next book
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“very hard to write or even speak about race in this society. Even when we speak the truth about history, we are branded as racists. The whole thing soured me in being a friend of black people . . . and I hate to say that.”
“the perfect sort: good enough to encourage me, but not so great as to distract me from my next book”
“the concept of tragedy is related to the concept of a nation. The Greeks thought of tragedy as a necessary function in the enactment of cultural events.”
“s work might see him complete two or three pages of manuscript. A quotation from Flaubert was displayed in his study:”
“of all the schools I attended ... only Christchurch ever commanded something more than mere respect—which is to say, my true and abiding affection.”
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Died 2006-11-01.
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“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.”
The Guardian: Profile: William Styron, controversial successor to Faulkner
An opera by Nicholas Maw based on Sophie's Choice premièred at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London
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Awarded Library of Congress Living Legend (2000).
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“Only over the years has it revealed itself as a wound from which I never fully recovered. At the time, I was rather amazed by the coolness with which I accepted it. It bothered me that I could not weep. I could not mourn. This is what caused my later depression, I”
William Styron received the 1st Fitzgerald Award on the centenary of F
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Awarded Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service (1995).
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Styron was awarded the National Medal of Arts
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Awarded Lucien Barrière Literary Award (1990).
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Was awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal
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Awarded Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (1985).
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Had his first serious bout with depression
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Awarded St. Louis Literary Award (1982).
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Awarded National Book Award for Sophie's Choice (1980).
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Won William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1970).
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Reid escaped prison before his scheduled parole and kidnapped and raped a woman
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Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Confessions of Nat Turner (1968).
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Styron signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, a vow refusing to pay taxes as a protest against the Vietnam War
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Had beaten a woman to death with a hammer in a botched robbery attempt
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The group founded the magazine The Paris Review, which became a celebrated literary journal
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Studied at Duke University, licentiate (1943–1947).
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At age 14, Styron lost his mother after her decade-long battle with breast cancer
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Born 1925-06-11.
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