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Mosquitoes: Faulkner’s Famous American Satire Book 1927 Original Edition
Unique Elements of this Original 1927 Classic Edition of Mosquitoes: Historical ContextDetailed 20th Century Historical Outline
“Talk, talk, the utter and heartbreaking stupidity of words. It seemed endless, as though it might go on forever. Ideas, thoughts, became mere sounds...”
― William Faulkner, Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes is a 20th Century romantic comedy book by American author and Pulitzer Prize winner William Faulkner, this was his second novel was written by him very much tongue in cheek. This American literary fiction novel was first published in the United States and is a satire book full of humour about relationships, love, and life.
This is the Nobel Prize-winning American author William Faulkner’s book, the unabridged original edition published in 1927 of Mosquitoes. A comedy romance book of wit, and satire for adults that could have just as easily been written today given the theme of bohemian artists lives, it is racy and stinging. Faulkner is considered the greatest writer of Southern gothic literature.
“Forget grief. Only an idiot has no grief, and only a fool would forget it. What else is there in this world sharp enough to stick to your guts?”
― William Faulkner, Mosquitoes
This engaging, high-spirited and light-hearted novel is a must read and offers a fascinating glimpse of Faulkner as a young artist, poet and novelist.
About
A group of self-impressed rich and aspiring social butterflies, adolescents, and a diverse group of artists (boring, buzzing, stinging parasites - mosquitoes) board a motorized yacht, the Nausikaa owned by a patron of the arts in New Orleans. The creative bohemians from the French quarter of New Orleans and the socialites, board the yacht with a suitcase full of whiskey and embark on a four-day excursion on Lake Pontchartrain, located in Louisiana in the southern United States.
The yachting guests aboard talk about nothing of real consequence, they talk about art, creativity, other artists, the banalities of human existence, and they often engage in verbal byplay that seems pointless. However, it is a comedy of errors full of witty satire with a fascinating use of literary and narrative techniques.
“In Europe, being an artist is a form of behavior; in America, it’s an excuse for a form of behavior.”
― William Faulkner, Mosquitoes
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Collect this one today by adding to your cart now!
Mosquitoes, the American literary fiction comedy classic set in New Orleans and a yacht on Lake Pontchartrain are the two primary settings both in Southern America is filled with historical fiction, fun, travel adventures, satire and romance. It would make a great addition to your 20th century famous fiction book collection or a great gift to any American author book collection.
“Time? Time? Why worry about something that takes care of itself so well? You were born with the habit of consuming time. Be satisfied with that.
“Talk, talk, the utter and heartbreaking stupidity of words. It seemed endless, as though it might go on forever. Ideas, thoughts, became mere sounds...”
― William Faulkner, Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes is a 20th Century romantic comedy book by American author and Pulitzer Prize winner William Faulkner, this was his second novel was written by him very much tongue in cheek. This American literary fiction novel was first published in the United States and is a satire book full of humour about relationships, love, and life.
This is the Nobel Prize-winning American author William Faulkner’s book, the unabridged original edition published in 1927 of Mosquitoes. A comedy romance book of wit, and satire for adults that could have just as easily been written today given the theme of bohemian artists lives, it is racy and stinging. Faulkner is considered the greatest writer of Southern gothic literature.
“Forget grief. Only an idiot has no grief, and only a fool would forget it. What else is there in this world sharp enough to stick to your guts?”
― William Faulkner, Mosquitoes
This engaging, high-spirited and light-hearted novel is a must read and offers a fascinating glimpse of Faulkner as a young artist, poet and novelist.
About
A group of self-impressed rich and aspiring social butterflies, adolescents, and a diverse group of artists (boring, buzzing, stinging parasites - mosquitoes) board a motorized yacht, the Nausikaa owned by a patron of the arts in New Orleans. The creative bohemians from the French quarter of New Orleans and the socialites, board the yacht with a suitcase full of whiskey and embark on a four-day excursion on Lake Pontchartrain, located in Louisiana in the southern United States.
The yachting guests aboard talk about nothing of real consequence, they talk about art, creativity, other artists, the banalities of human existence, and they often engage in verbal byplay that seems pointless. However, it is a comedy of errors full of witty satire with a fascinating use of literary and narrative techniques.
“In Europe, being an artist is a form of behavior; in America, it’s an excuse for a form of behavior.”
― William Faulkner, Mosquitoes
A Stunning Classic Reprint Guaranteed Professionally Formatted
Bygone Media Publishing specializes in publishing classic books and has taken the time and care into formatting this book, we guarantee the best possible reading experience for you.
Collect this one today by adding to your cart now!
Mosquitoes, the American literary fiction comedy classic set in New Orleans and a yacht on Lake Pontchartrain are the two primary settings both in Southern America is filled with historical fiction, fun, travel adventures, satire and romance. It would make a great addition to your 20th century famous fiction book collection or a great gift to any American author book collection.
“Time? Time? Why worry about something that takes care of itself so well? You were born with the habit of consuming time. Be satisfied with that.
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William Faulkner
1,391 books10.8k followersWilliam 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 and wrote Sartoris (1927), his first work set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. In 1929, he published The Sound and the Fury. The following year, he wrote As I Lay Dying. Later that decade, he wrote Light in August, Absalom, Absalom! and The Wild Palms. He also worked as a screenwriter, contributing to Howard Hawks's To Have and Have Not and The Big Sleep, adapted from Raymond Chandler's novel. The former film, adapted from Ernest Hemingway's novel, is the only film with contributions by two Nobel laureates.
Faulkner's reputation grew following publication of Malcolm Cowley's The Portable Faulkner, and he was awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his powerful and unique contribution to the modern American novel." He is the only Mississippi-born Nobel laureate. Two of his works, A Fable (1954) and The Reivers (1962), won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Faulkner died from a heart attack on July 6, 1962, following a fall from his horse the month before. Ralph Ellison called him "the greatest artist the South has produced".
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 and wrote Sartoris (1927), his first work set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. In 1929, he published The Sound and the Fury. The following year, he wrote As I Lay Dying. Later that decade, he wrote Light in August, Absalom, Absalom! and The Wild Palms. He also worked as a screenwriter, contributing to Howard Hawks's To Have and Have Not and The Big Sleep, adapted from Raymond Chandler's novel. The former film, adapted from Ernest Hemingway's novel, is the only film with contributions by two Nobel laureates.
Faulkner's reputation grew following publication of Malcolm Cowley's The Portable Faulkner, and he was awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his powerful and unique contribution to the modern American novel." He is the only Mississippi-born Nobel laureate. Two of his works, A Fable (1954) and The Reivers (1962), won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Faulkner died from a heart attack on July 6, 1962, following a fall from his horse the month before. Ralph Ellison called him "the greatest artist the South has produced".
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