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.