John Edward Williams
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American writer (1922–1994)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1922-08-29 ) August 29, 1922, Clarksville, Texas , US
- Died
- March 3, 1994 (1994-03-03) (aged 71), Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Occupation
- Author editor professor
- Genre
- Novel
- Notable works
- Butcher's Crossing (1960), Stoner (1965), Augustus (1972)
- Notable awards
- National Book Award , 1973 Augustus
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Clarksville
- Place of death
- Fayetteville
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Missouri
- Employer
- University of Denver
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Augustus
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- creative writing
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- John Edward Williams.png
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- date of birth
- 1922-08-29
- date of death
- 1994-03-03
- name in native language
- John Edward Williams
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- different from
- John Williams
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
John Edward Williams (August 29, 1922 – March 3, 1994) was an American author, editor and professor. He was best known for his novels Butcher's Crossing (1960), Stoner (1965), and Augustus (1972), which won a U.S. National Book Award.
Life
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