William Kennedy

William Joseph Kennedy (born January 16, 1928) is an American novelist and journalist best known for his Albany Cycle of novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ironweed (1983). Raised in Albany, New York, he began as a journalist, working for papers like the Albany Times-Union and San Juan Star, before focusing on fiction that blends local history, Irish-American family sagas, and elements of the supernatural. His career highlights include the 1983 MacArthur Fellowship, National Book Critics Circle Award, and screenwriting for the film adaptation of Ironweed. Encyclopædia