The Confessions of William Styron: Renowned Author Speaks at LC with Biographer

摘要

William Styron, 73, made a rare public appearance at the Library of Congress, where he defended The Confessions of Nat Turner, which was labeled racist in the 1960s, and announced that Spike Lee may make a movie about it. "Even as we speak, Spike Lee is negotiating to have a movie made," Mr. Styron told a Montpelier Room audience during the Nov. 4 Center for the Book "Books & Beyond" lecture. He was accompanied by his biographer, James L.W. West Ⅲ, who made use of the Styron papers at the Library to write William Styron: A Life (Random House, 1998).