William Styron: Quick Facts

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Born	June 11, 1925 • Newport News • Virginia
Died	November 1, 2006 (aged 81) • Martha’s Vineyard • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize • National Book Award
Notable Works	“Darkness Visible” • “Havanas in Camelot” • “Letters to My Father” • “Lie Down in Darkness” • “Selected Letters of William Styron” • “Sophie’s Choice” • “The Confessions of Nat Turner” • “The Long March” • “This Quiet Dust” • “Tidewater Morning, A”