Vollmann, William T.

William T. Vollmann, 1959-, Santa Monica, California. Educated at Deep Springs College, Cornell University, and the University of California at Berkeley. Vollmann is a complex and innovative novelist and journalist who has often mixed the two genres, and who often includes autobiographical elements in the mix. He is also an artist and photographer, and has included this kind of work in his books. In addition, he is a maker of artists' book, and distributes them through his own press, Cotangent Press.

William T. Vollmann (Santa Monica, Calif., 1959-) is a complex and innovative novelist and journalist who has often mixed the two genres, and who often includes autobiographical elements in the mix. He is also an artist and photographer, and has included this kind of work in his books. In addition, he is a maker of artists' books, and distributes them through his own press, Cotangent Press. Among his major works are You bright and risen angels (1987), The rainbow stories (1989), the Seven dreams cycle (7 volumes planned), An Afghanistan picture show (1992), Butterfly stories (1993), and The atlas (1996), and the 2005 National Book Award winner, Europe central. His work is characterized by a fascination with history, society, politics, travel, wilderness, and what some might consider the seamier sides of life (such as prostitution).

William T. Vollmann (Santa Monica, Calif., 1959- ) is a complex and innovative novelist and journalist who has often mixed the two genres, and who often includes autobiographical elements in the mix. He is also an artist and photographer, and has included this kind of work in his books. In addition, he is a maker of artists' books, and distributes them through his own press, Cotangent Press. Among his major works are You Bright and Risen Angels (1987), The Rainbow Stories (1989), Seven Dreams (3 vols. of 7 planned published 1990-1994), An Afghanistan Picture Show (1992), Butterfly Stories (1993), and The Atlas (1996). His work is characterized by a fascination with history, society, politics, travel, wilderness, and what some might consider the seamier sides of life (such as prostitution).