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Writers ever since writing began have had problems, and the main problem narrows down to just one word — life. Certainly this might be an age of so-called faithlessness and despair we live in, but the new writers haven't cornered any market on faithlessness and despair, any more than Dostoyevsky or Marlowe or Sophocles did.
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William Styron
Born:
June 11, 1925
Died:
November 1, 2006
(aged 81)
Bio:
William Clark Styron, Jr. was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work.
Known for:
Sophie's Choice (1979)
Darkness Visible (1990)
The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967)
Lie Down in Darkness (1951)
Set This House on Fire (1960)
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