William Goyen was born in Trinity, Texas, on 24 April 1915. Son of Charles Provine, a lumber salesman, and Mary Inez (Trow) Goyen, he writes of his very early years: "The world of that town, its count...
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William Goyen remains one of the most original and important American short-story writers of the twentieth century. Known also for his novels and plays, Goyen was a productive short-fiction writer who...
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(Charles) William Goyen
