About
Twentieth-century American novelist who is best known for The Hair of Harold Roux and Moon Pinnace. The former work won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.
Before Fame
He attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop and the University of Chicago and studied briefly in Paris.
Trivia
His novel, Moon Pinnace, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota. His daughter, Ann Joslin Williams, also had a career as a novelist.
Associated With
He studied at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where Meg Wolitzer once taught.
