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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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William Faulkner’s books

Average rating: 3.84 · 649,835 ratings · 42,581 reviews · 1,383 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 195,920 ratings — published 1929 — 811 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 — 186,848 ratings — published 1930 — 11 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, Noel Polk (Editor) 3.94 avg rating — 66,710 ratings — published 1932 — 396 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! 3.99 avg rating — 47,957 ratings — published 1936 — 314 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 4.06 avg rating — 26,227 ratings — published 1930 — 63 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
	Sanctuary 3.63 avg rating — 14,833 ratings — published 1931 — 12 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 3.82 avg rating — 13,902 ratings — published 1930 — 72 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 3.93 avg rating — 10,577 ratings — published 1942 — 168 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 4.24 avg rating — 7,883 ratings — published 1950 — 57 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 — 8,117 ratings — published 1962 — 3 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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September 2018 New School Poll

Light in August by William Faulkner, 1932, 507 pages

88 votes, 28.8%

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman, 1986, 296 pages

76 votes, 24.8%

Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather, 1931, 229 pages

63 votes, 20.6%

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang, 1991, 561 pages

51 votes, 16.7%

Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, 1930, 315 pages

28 votes, 9.2%

306 total votes

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