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William Styron was born in 1925 in Newport News, Virginia. Renowned for the elegance of his prose and his powerful moral engagement, he is one of the great writers of the generation succeeding that of Hemingway and Faulkner. His books include Lie Down in Darkness, The Long March, Set This House on Fire, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice, Darkness Visible, and A Tidewater Morning. He has received both the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award. The Way of the Warrior is a work in progress. Styron lives in Roxbury, Connecticut, and Martha's Vineyard.