Complex sentence: Thomas Francis McGuane III (born December 11 1939) is an American author of nine novels, short fiction and screenplays, as well as three collections of essays devoted to his life in the outdoors.
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Francis McGuane III (born December 11 1939) is an American author. His work includes nine novels, short fiction and screenplays, as well as three collections of essays devoted to his life in the outdoors.