Styron
Americannoun
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Unlike William Styron, Kay Redfield Jamison and Andrew Solomon—authors whom she invokes—Ms. Back, a poet and professor of English at Oranim Academic College, experienced what she refers to as “high-functioning depression.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
There, Sam Shepard read cowboy poems and William Styron talked about his latest novel.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023
She recalls being unimpressed by Styron at a reading for his first novel, “Lie Down In Darkness,” they only clicked later, in Rome, where Rose was studying and William was living on a fellowship.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023
It’s easy to see what drew Lapine to Styron as a comrade and why he felt so moved to document their discussions, even if he admittedly didn’t start with a particularly clear structure or direction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2023
Duke alumnus William Styron sent a note expressing his “fullest sympathy and support.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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