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william faulkner1
Title: william faulkner1
Category: Literature / English
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william faulkner1
Faulkner, William (1897-1962), American novelist, known for his epic portrayal, in some 20 novels, of the tragic conflict between the old and the new South. Faulkner's complex plots and narrative style alienated many readers of his early works, but he was recognized later as one of the greatest American writers.
Born in New Albany, Mississippi, Faulkner was raised in nearby Oxford as the oldest of four sons of an old-line southern family. In 1915 he dropped out of …showed first 75 words of 809 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 809 total…best known; Intruder in the Dust (1948); A Fable (1954); The Town (1957) and The Mansion (1959), which completed the Snopes trilogy; and The Reivers (1962). Faulkner especially was interested in multigenerational family chronicles, and many characters appear in more than one book; this gives the Yoknapatawpha County saga a sense of continuity that makes the area and its inhabitants seem real. Faulkner continued to write-both novels and short stories-until his death.
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"Faulkner, William," Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation.
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