| Awards Received |
Guggenheim Fellowship, National Book Award for Fiction, O. Henry Award, Whiting Awards, Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction |
| Notable Works |
Jesus’ Son, Tree of Smoke, Angels, The Laughing Monsters, The Name of the World |
| Profession |
poet, novelist, writer, science fiction writer, screenwriter, film actor, short story writer, playwright, essayist, actor, musician |
| Member Of |
American Academy of Arts and Letters |
| Work Period Start |
1969 |
| Nominations |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction |
