The Best of Bad Faulkner: choice entries from the faux faulkner contest

by Dean Faulkner Wells

As I Lay Dieting, "Abe's Saloon! Abe's Saloon!" Sound like Faulkner with a twist? It is—bad Faulkner, or, to be exact, some of the best of bad Faulkner composed by the hundreds who have entered the Faux Faulkner Contest. Here, too, are outstanding Faulkner parodies from the past—even one written by Faulkner himself. Caricatures.

168 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 1991

Reviews

[S. Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great selection of entries in the Faux Faulkner contest, featuring Faulkner parodies ranging from straight thematic mockery to Faulkner title and character wordplay, and even flat-out puns. It helps if you are familiar with Faulkner's body of work, of course, but many of these manage to stand on their own.

[Anders · Rating 2 out of 5]

An amusing enough diversion and fine bathroom reading, but a bit tedious to get through all in all. There are some winners and some fine ones, but others are either too shallow or too overworked. I like the troll one and also the final one seemed to fit the balance well.