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RIP William Styron

PointBlank

New York, NY

November 2004

NOV 02, 2006 08:11 AM

William Styron, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Sophie's Choice, The Confessions of Nat Turner, and Lie Down in Darkness, died of pneumonia yesterday. He was 81.

A painstakingly methodical writer who wrote at most a page-and-a-half a day on yellow legal pads, Styron produced fewer than a dozen novels, far fewer than his postwar contemporaries. His modest output, however, won him the Pulitzer Prize, the American Book Award and the Howells Medal and thrust him to the forefront of modern American literature.

"He was very much in the Faulkner tradition," novelist Tom Wolfe told The Times on Wednesday. "He very much had Faulkner's ability to create a mood. You could read 10 pages of Styron and find yourself, without even knowing it, in very deep water. Even his short things were awfully good in that way."

"A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it." --William Styron

NotoriousCAT

Atlanta, GA

January 2004

NOV 04, 2006 07:28 AM

Anyone who has ever battled depression should make a point of reading Darkness Visible, Styron's amazing account of his own battle with depression.

theocat

Boston, MA

April 2006

NOV 04, 2006 10:10 PM

I would second LuLuKittyFoo's statement. Darkness Visible is one of the most powerful books I've read. Its also one of the best descriptions of depression I've read. Clinical descriptions of depression don't convey the true magnitude of the disease. It took an artist who suffered the personal hell of depression himself to do justice to this subject. If anyone has a friend or loved one who suffers from depression, I highly recommend reading this book. Its a short read.