ABOUT THE AUTHOR

William Styron was born in Newport News, Virginia. He served three years in the United States Marine Corps, and after the war, returned to complete his studies at Duke University.

Lie Down in Darkness, William Styron’s first novel, appeared in 1951. For that initial work, he was awarded the Prix de Rome of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Two years later his short novel, The Long March, was published, followed by Set This House on Fire (1960) and The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967).

Mr. Styron, his wife and four children live in Roxbury, Connecticut.