John williams author biography websites
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John Edward Williams
American writer (1922–1994)
This article is about the 20th century American author. For the British socialist activist, see Jack Williams (socialist activist).
For the 1885 Wisconsin legislator from Eau Claire, see Thomas Edward Williams (politician).
John Edward Williams (August 29, 1922 – March 3, 1994) was an American author, editor and professor.
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He was best known for his novels Butcher's Crossing (1960), Stoner (1965), and Augustus (1972),[1] which won a U.S. National Book Award.[2]
Life
Williams was born in Clarksville, Texas.[1] Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, in pursuit of the Texas oil boom.[3] His grandparents were farmers; his father, J.
E. Jewell, worked in a feed store. Jewell disappeared in mysterious circumstances when Williams was two years old, and his mother remarried to George Williams, a local shift worker in Wichita Falls. John Williams attended a local ju