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Charles William Goyen (April 24, 1915 – August 30, 1983) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, editor, and teacher. Born in a small town in East Texas, these roots would influence his work for his entire life.
Aug 31, 1983 · William Goyen, an acclaimed novelist and short story writer whose prose was considered lyrical and visionary, died yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles of leukemia.
Jun 18, 2015 · Unlike Truman Capote, William Goyen matured without betraying his sensitivity, he became stronger without surrendering the qualities which made him both human and subtle, able to handle overtones in relationships without destroying them in the process.
Oct 13, 2015 · In a new biography, "It Starts with Trouble," Clark Davis explores the exile and creativity of William Goyen, one of the strangest of Texas' native sons.
Nov 25, 2015 · At the age of 68, Goyen, who drank too much and was epileptic, died of cancer after a lingering illness 33 years ago, during which time the dust of neglect has covered his work. Davis’ life of Goyen may inspire readers to dust off and open the works—among the finest in world fiction.
Charles William Goyen was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, editor, and teacher. Born in a small town in East Texas, these roots would influence his work for his entire life.
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The interview with William Goyen took place on a sunny Saturday afternoon in June, 1975—the spring of Goyen’s sixtieth birthday and also of the publication of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition of his first novel, The House of Breath. Taped over a three-hour period in t...
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