May 14, 2009
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Virginia authors are a well-spring of creativity. The state’s literature ranges in style and scope, but maintains a clear genius and wisdom throughout.
Ellen Glasgow
| … her most well-known works, The Voice of the People— this was the first in a series of novels depicting the social and political history of Virginia since 1850 … |
William Faulkner
| … there. Throughout his life, Faulkner would divide his time between Charlottesville, Virginia, New York, and Oxford. Charlottesville … |
Peter Taylor
| … he taught writing at a variety of colleges and universities including Kenyon College, Ohio State University, Harvard, and the University of Virginia, where he … |
Tom Wolfe
| Born in 1931 in Richmond Virginia, Tom Wolfe had dreams of playing baseball professionally. While he came closer than most with … |
Eudora Welty
| Born April 13, 1909, Eudora Welty was a life-long resident of Jackson, Mississippi, and daughter of parents from the North, (Ohio, and West Virginia). … |
Shelby Foote
| … A three-time Guggenheim Fellow, Foote has served as a lecturer at the University of Virginia and Memphis State. Shelby … |
Willaim Styron
… was born in June of 1925 in Newport News, Virginia. …
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[...] Styron was born in June of 1925 in Newport News, Virginia. His father suffered from depression and his mother died when he was thirteen. Following his [...]
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