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  1. William Faulkner (1897—1962) [1] was an American writer who won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is best known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, a stand-in for his hometown of Oxford in Lafayette County, Mississippi .

  2. Bibliography. Works in English. The Marble Faun. – Boston : Four Seas, 1924. Soldiers’ Pay. – New York : Boni & Liveright, 1926. Mosquitoes. – New York : Boni & Liveright, 1927. Sartoris.

  3. Jul 2, 2024 · William Faulkner, American writer who won the 1949 Nobel Prize for Literature and is best known for his works set in fictional Yoknapatawpha County. His notable novels include The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, Absalom, Absalom!, and Light in August.

  4. William Cuthbert Faulkner (/ ˈ f ɔː k n ər /; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most of his life.

  5. Apr 2, 2014 · William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize–winning novelist who wrote challenging prose and created the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.

  6. Mar 31, 2016 · Over the years 1929–1942 Faulkner produced many short stories and seven masterworks: The Sound and the Fury (1929), As I Lay Dying (1930), Sanctuary (1931), Light in August (1932), Absalom, Absalom! (1936), Go Down, Moses (1942), and The Hamlet (1940).

  7. BIBLIOGRAPHIES. The following are primarily guides to thousands of critical, historical, biographical, cultural, and other studies of Faulkner; a few guide the reader to major collections of his...

  8. Faulkner’s most outspoken moral evaluation of the relationship and the problems between Negroes and whites is to be found in Intruder In the Dust (1948). In 1940, Faulkner published the first volume of the Snopes trilogy, The Hamlet , to be followed by two volumes, The Town (1957) and The Mansion (1959), all of them tracing the rise of the ...

  9. Jul 2, 2024 · William Faulkner - Nobel Prize, Southern Gothic, Novels: The novel The Wild Palms (1939) was again technically adventurous, with two distinct yet thematically counterpointed narratives alternating, chapter by chapter, throughout.

  10. The families in Faulkners novels are rife with failed sons, disgraced daughters, and smoldering resentments in the aftermath of African American slavery. Faulkners reputation as one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century is largely due to his highly experimental style.

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