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William Faulkner

Born

in New Albany, Mississippi, The United States

September 25, 1897

Died

July 06, 1962

Genre

Fiction, Poetry, Southern Gothic

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William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer. He is best known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, a stand-in for Lafayette County where he 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.
Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, and raised in Oxford, Mississippi. During World War I, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, but did not serve in combat. Returning to Oxford, he attended the University of Mississippi for three semesters before dropping out. He moved to New Orleans, where he wrote his first novel Soldiers' Pay (1925). He went back to Oxford ...more

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Average rating: 3.84 · 676,874 ratings · 47,066 reviews · 1,575 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 202,875 ratings — published 1929 — 787 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 196,262 ratings — published 1930 — 575 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Light in August by William Faulkner, Joseph Blotner (Editor), Noel Polk (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 69,052 ratings — published 1932 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Absalom, Absalom! really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,020 ratings — published 1936 — 305 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Rose for Emily and Other Stories 4.05 avg rating — 26,387 ratings — published 1930 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Rose for Emily 3.81 avg rating — 15,111 ratings — published 1930	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sanctuary 3.63 avg rating — 15,583 ratings — published 1931 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go Down, Moses 3.94 avg rating — 10,850 ratings — published 1942 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Stories of William Faulkner 4.24 avg rating — 7,923 ratings — published 1950 — 120 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reivers 3.77 avg rating — 8,367 ratings — published 1962 — 208 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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