[PAR] [TLE] William S. Burroughs [SEP] William Seward Burroughs II ( ; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and artist.  Burroughs was a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature.  Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays.  Five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences.  He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians, and made many appearances in films.  He was also briefly known by the pen name William Lee.  Burroughs created and exhibited thousands of paintings and other visual art works, including his celebrated 'Gunshot Paintings'. [PAR] [TLE] John Tytell [SEP] John Tytell (born May 17, 1939) is an American writer and academic, whose works on such literary figures as Jack Kerouac, Ezra Pound, Allen Ginsberg, Henry Miller, and William S. Burroughs, have made him both a leading scholar of the Beat Generation, and a respected name in literature in general.  He has been a professor of English at Queens College, City University of New York since 1977.  He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his "Ezra Pound: The Solitary Volcano" (1987).
[PAR] [TLE] William S. Burroughs [ SEP ] William Seward Burroughs II ( ; February 5 , 1914 – August 2 , 1997 ) was an American writer and artist . Burroughs was a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature . Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas , six collections of short stories and four collections of essays . Five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences . He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians , and made many appearances in films . He was also briefly known by the pen name William Lee . Burroughs created and exhibited thousands of paintings and other visual art works , including his celebrated ' Gunshot Paintings ' . [PAR] [TLE] John Tytell [ SEP ] John Tytell ( born May 17 , 1939 ) is an American writer and academic , whose works on such literary figures as Jack Kerouac , Ezra Pound , Allen Ginsberg , Henry Miller , and William S. Burroughs , have made him both a leading scholar of the Beat Generation , and a respected name in literature in general . He has been a professor of English at Queens College , City University of New York since 1977 . He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his " Ezra Pound : The Solitary Volcano " ( 1987 ) .
John Tytell is a writer whose works on literary figures such as William S Burroughs has earned him fame. He was nominated for which honor?
John Tytell is a writer whose works on literary figures such as William S Burroughs has earned him fame . He was nominated for which honor ?
Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize