Edmund White

Edmund White was born in 1940. He was an American novelist, short-story writer and critic. He received many awards and distinctions; among these, he was a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was also a member of the faculty of Princeton University's Program in Creative Writing. White died in 2025.