Thomas Williams (writer)

Not to be confused with Thomas Chatterton Williams.
Thomas Williams
Born(1926-11-15)November 15, 1926
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
DiedOctober 23, 1990(1990-10-23) (aged 63)
Dover, New Hampshire, United States
OccupationNovelist, Short story writer
Genrefiction
Notable worksThe Hair of Harold Roux; Leah, New Hampshire

Thomas Williams (November 15, 1926 – October 23, 1990) was an American novelist.[1] He won one U.S. National Book Award for Fiction—The Hair of Harold Roux split the 1975 award with Robert Stone's Dog Soldiers[2][3][4]—and his last published novel, The Moon Pinnace (1986), was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.[5]

  1. ^ Fowler, Glenn (1990-10-25). "Thomas Williams Is Dead at 63; A Novelist and English Professor - New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  2. ^ "National Book Awards – 1975". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
    (With acceptance speech by Williams and essay by David Kirby from the Awards 61-year anniversary blog.)
  3. ^ Allard, Sam (28 July 2011). "Thomas Williams' 'The Hair of Harold Roux' deserves a rousing readership". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  4. ^ "The Hair of Harold Roux". Retrieved Jun 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference LATimes obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).