Read the bio below and try to give details on thomas williams -lrb- writer -rrb- 's:    - death place     - caption     - notableworks     - death date     - genre       - influenced     - birth date     - name     - image     - birth place     - occupation     Bio: thomas williams -lrb- november 15 , 1926 -- october 23 , 1990 -rrb- was an american novelist . he won one u.s. national book award for fiction -- `` the hair of harold roux '' split the 1975 award with robert stone 's `` dog soldiers '' -lrb- with acceptance speech by williams and essay by david kirby from the awards 61-year anniversary blog . -rrb- -- and his last published novel , `` moon pinnace '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- , was a finalist for the national book critics circle award .

- death place is dover , new hampshire , united states- caption is photo of williams- notableworks is '' leah , new hampshire '' the hair of harold roux '' , ''- death date is 23 october 1990- genre is fiction- influenced is john andre dubus iii , ann joslin williams irving , alice mcdermott , bill morrissey ,- birth date is 15 november 1926- name is thomas williams- image is thomas williams -lrb- writer -rrb- . jpg- birth place is duluth , minnesota , united states- occupation is novelist , short story writer