William T. Vollmann

William T. Vollmann
Vollmann in 2006
Vollmann in 2006
BornWilliam Tanner Vollmann
(1959-07-28) July 28, 1959 (age 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • journalist
  • short story writer
  • essayist
EducationDeep Springs College
Cornell University (BA)
Period1987–present
GenreLiterary fiction, historical fiction
SubjectWar, violence, science, human compassion

William Tanner Vollmann (born July 28, 1959) is an American novelist, journalist, war correspondent, short story writer, and essayist. He won the 2005 National Book Award for Fiction with the novel Europe Central.