William Styron

Lie Down in Darkness is a novel by American novelist William Styron published in 1951. It was his first novel, written when he was 26 years old, and received a great deal of critical acclaim. After graduating from Duke University in 1947, Styron took an editing position with McGraw-Hill in New York City. After …

The Confessions of Nat Turner is a 1967 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by U.S. writer William Styron. Presented as a first-person narrative by historical figure Nat Turner, the novel concerns the slave revolt in Virginia in 1831. It is based on The Confessions of Nat Turner: The Leader of the Late Insurrection in …

Face aux ténèbres est le récit que fait William Styron de sa dépression nerveuse. Sa première parution eut lieu dans le magazine Vanity Fair en 1989. Portail de la littérature

Le Choix de Sophie est un roman de William Styron, publié en 1979, ayant pour héros un jeune américain, écrivain débutant, venant du Sud, qui se lie d'amitié avec Nathan Landau et sa magnifique petite amie Sophie, survivante d'un camp de concentration nazi. À la fois best-seller immédiat et adapté au cinéma avec un …