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My Generation

Collected Nonfiction

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Author: Styron, William
Editor: West, James L. W.
Foreword by: Brokaw, Tom
ISBN:978-0-8129-9705-7
Publication Date:Jun 2015
Publisher:Random House Publishing Group
Imprint:Random House
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $35.00
Book Description:

Including significant previously uncollected material, My Generation is the definitive gathering of the fruits of this beloved writer's five decades of public life. Here is the William Styron unafraid to peer into the darkest corners of the 20th century or to take on the complex racial legacy of the United States. But here too is Styron writing about his daily walk with his dog, musing on the Modern Library's "100 Greatest Books," and offering personal insight into the extraordinary...
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Book Details
Pages:624
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / General
Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures
Literary Collections / Essays
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.513 x 9.438 x 1.56 Inches
Book Weight:2.2 Pounds
Author Biography
Styron, William (Author)
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 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.

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