Reynolds Price

Reynolds Price was born in Macon, North Carolina, in 1933, attended North Carolina schools, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University. As a Rhodes Scholar he studied for three years at Merton College, Oxford, receiving the Bachelor of Letters with a thesis on Milton. In 1958 he returned to Duke, where he served as James B. Duke Professor of English. His first novel, "A Long and Happy Life," appeared in 1962. A volume of stories, "The Names and Faces of Heroes," appeared in 1963. In later years he published "A Generous Man" (a novel), "Love and Work" (a novel), "Permanent Errors" (stories), "Things Themselves" (essays and scenes), "The Surface of Earth" (a novel), EARLY DARK (a play, which received its New York premiere at the WPA Theatre), "A Palpable God" (translations from the Bible with an essay on the origins and life of narrative), "The Source of Light" (a novel), and "Vital Provisions" (poems). His play PRIVATE CONTENTMENT was presented on PBS American Playhouse in 1982. His novel "Kate Waiden" won the 1986 National Book Award for Fiction. A sequel to "A Long and Happy Life," entitled "Good Hearts," was published in 1988. His first two novels and the story "A Chain of Love" are collected in a single volume, "Mustian." "Clear Pictures," his autobiography, was published in June 1989.