William Kennedy (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
When Viking Press finally agreed to publish Ironweed in 1983, the third novel in The Albany Cycle, William Kennedy achieved a measure of critical applause and popular recognition that few contemporary American novelists have enjoyed. Kennedy was born in Albany on January 16, 1928, the son of a deputy sheriff, William Joseph Kennedy, and his wife, Mary McDonald, a secretary. He grew up in an Irish-Catholic, working-class section of the city, and the gritty, realistic experiences of this early life provided him with the details that make his Albany novels such powerful...
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