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William Faulkner

Born January 1, 1897Died January 1, 1962

William Cuthbert Faulkner (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. A Nobel laureate, Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers of American literature and often is considered the greatest writer of Southern literature.

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Books17

Novels, 1926-1929

Novels, 1926-1929

2006
William Faulkner: Novels 1942-1954

William Faulkner: Novels 1942-1954

1994
The Sound and the Fury: Carbon Typescript and Miscellaneous Typescript Pages

The Sound and the Fury: Carbon Typescript and Miscellaneous Typescript Pages

1987

with Noel Polk

The Reivers

The Reivers

1962
A Fable

A Fable

1954
Intruder in the Dust

Intruder in the Dust

1948
The Hamlet

The Hamlet

1940
Go Down, Moses Typescript

Go Down, Moses Typescript

1940
The Wild Palms

The Wild Palms

1939
The Unvanquished

The Unvanquished

1938
Absalom, Absalom!

Absalom, Absalom!

1936
Light In August

Light In August

1932
Santuario

Santuario

1931
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

1931
As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying

1930
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

1929
Sartoris

Sartoris

1929

Collections4

The Best American Short Stories

The Best American Short Stories

2021

with Ernest Hemingway, Charles W. Chesnutt, Louisa May Alcott, Herman Melville and Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Modern American Short Stories

Modern American Short Stories

1987

with Sherwood Anderson, Katherine Anne Porter and John Steinbeck

Selected Short Stories

Selected Short Stories

1934
A Rose for Emily and Other Stories

A Rose for Emily and Other Stories

1930

with Ernest Hemingway