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Faulkner, William 1897-1962
Overview
| Works: | 6,687
works in
14,323
publications in
58
languages and
569,066
library holdings
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| Genres: | Domestic fiction
Stream of consciousness fiction
Historical fiction
War stories
Suspense fiction
Allegories
Melodramatic fiction
Mystery fiction
Bildungsromans
Humorous fiction
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| Roles: | Author of screenplay, Bibliographic antecedent, Scenarist, Performer, Other, Dedicatee, Conceptor, Adapter, Interviewee, Writer of accompanying material, Author of dialog, Author of introduction, Editor, Creator |
| Classifications: | ps3511.a86,
813.52 |
Most widely held works about
William Faulkner
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Most widely held works by
William Faulkner
The sound and the fury by William Faulkner (
Book
)
426
editions published
between
1900
and
2010
in
35
languages
and held by
6,085
libraries
worldwide
Retells the tragic times of the Compson family, including beautiful, rebellious Caddy; manchild Benjy; haunted, neurotic Quentin; Jason, the brutal cynic; and Dilsey, their Black servant.
Light in August by William Faulkner (
Book
)
268
editions published
between
1932
and
2011
in
32
languages
and held by
5,401
libraries
worldwide
Joe Christmas does not know whether he is black or white. Faulkner makes of Joe's tragedy a powerful indictment of racism; at the same time Joe's life is a study of the divided self and becomes a symbol of 20th century man. Light in August is the story of Lena Grove's search for the father of her unborn child, and features one of Faulkner's most memorable characters: Joe Christmas, a desperate drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.
As I lay dying by William Faulkner (
Book
)
223
editions published
between
1930
and
2010
in
27
languages
and held by
5,283
libraries
worldwide
At the heart of this 1930 novel is the Bundren family's bizarre journey to Jefferson to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Faulkner lets each family member--including Addie--and others along the way tell their private responses to Addie's life. As I Lay Dying is the harrowing, darkly comic tale of the Bundren family's trek across Mississippi to bury Addie, their wife and mother, as told by each of the family members--including Addie herself.
Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner (
Book
)
201
editions published
between
1936
and
2010
in
25
languages
and held by
4,617
libraries
worldwide
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him."
The reivers, a reminiscence by William Faulkner (
Book
)
100
editions published
between
1962
and
2010
in
21
languages
and held by
4,406
libraries
worldwide
The adventures of a Mississippi innocent who, with two older friends, "borrows" his grandfather's automobile one day in 1905 and heads for Memphis.
Sanctuary by William Faulkner (
Book
)
278
editions published
between
1930
and
2011
in
28
languages
and held by
4,049
libraries
worldwide
Southern story of cruelty and perversion, about a young college girl who falls under the spell of a gangster bootlegger. Precedes "Requiem for a Nun."
Intruder in the dust by William Faulkner (
Book
)
176
editions published
between
1940
and
2010
in
23
languages
and held by
3,854
libraries
worldwide
Dramatizes the events that surround the murder of a white man in a volatile Southern community.
Go down, Moses by William Faulkner (
Book
)
148
editions published
between
1940
and
2009
in
18
languages
and held by
3,629
libraries
worldwide
Includes the novella The bear.
Collected stories of William Faulkner by William Faulkner (
Book
)
29
editions published
between
1930
and
2007
in
English and German
and held by
3,381
libraries
worldwide
Forty-two American short stories.
The hamlet by William Faulkner (
Book
)
152
editions published
between
1931
and
2009
in
18
languages
and held by
3,337
libraries
worldwide
Traces the growing power of Flem Snopes, a white-trash farmer, in the Mississippi town of Frenchman's Bend.
A fable by William Faulkner (
Book
)
85
editions published
between
1950
and
2002
in
13
languages
and held by
3,156
libraries
worldwide
An allegorical story of World War I set in the trenches in France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment. This novel won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book award in 1955. An allegorical story of World War I, set in the trenches in France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment, it was originally considered a sharp departure for Faulkner. Recently it has come to be recognized as one of his major works and an essential part of the Faulkner oeuvre. Faulkner himself fought in the war, and his descriptions of it ""rise to Magnificence"," according to The New York Times, and include, in Malcolm Cowley's words, ""some of the most powerful scenes he ever conceived"."
The town by William Faulkner (
Book
)
62
editions published
between
1957
and
2009
in
14
languages
and held by
3,142
libraries
worldwide
This is the second volume of Faulkner's trilogy about the Snopes family, his symbol for the grasping, destructive element in the post-bellum South. The story of Flem Snopes' ruthless struggle to take over the town of Jefferson, Mississippi, the book is rich in typically Faulknerian episodes of humor and of profundity.
The mansion by William Faulkner (
Book
)
76
editions published
between
1955
and
2009
in
11
languages
and held by
3,131
libraries
worldwide
The third volume in Faulkner's Snopes trilogy, tracing the downfall of that family.
Sartoris by William Faulkner (
Book
)
114
editions published
between
1920
and
2005
in
19
languages
and held by
3,115
libraries
worldwide
Grief-stricken World War I veteran takes his own life after his son is born.
The portable Faulkner by William Faulkner (
Book
)
55
editions published
between
1946
and
2003
in
3
languages
and held by
2,879
libraries
worldwide
Collection of excerpts from longer works. For other editions, see Author Catalog.
The unvanquished by William Faulkner (
Book
)
128
editions published
between
1934
and
2003
in
19
languages
and held by
2,878
libraries
worldwide
Bayard Sartoris returns from the battlefields of the Civil War and tries to build his family and his fortune.
Requiem for a nun by William Faulkner (
Book
)
143
editions published
between
1950
and
2003
in
12
languages
and held by
2,803
libraries
worldwide
In order to save a nurse convicted of murder, Temple Stevens decides to confess that she killed her own daughter.
The Faulkner reader; selections from the works of William Faulkner by William Faulkner (
Book
)
27
editions published
between
1931
and
1971
in
English
and held by
2,628
libraries
worldwide
Selections from the works of.
The wild palms by William Faulkner (
Book
)
144
editions published
between
1939
and
2009
in
21
languages
and held by
2,389
libraries
worldwide
Two interlocking stories, one of an illicit love affair and the other of a convict sent out to do rescue work during a flood.
Soldiers' pay by William Faulkner (
Book
)
132
editions published
between
1926
and
2011
in
12
languages
and held by
2,325
libraries
worldwide
Faulkner's first book, in which he writes of the First World War and the effect it had on the people in it.
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 Related Identities
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Hemingway, Ernest 1899-1961 Bibliographic antecedent
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Blotner, Joseph Leo 1923- Editor
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Coindreau, Maurice Edgar Translator
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Hawks, Howard 1896-1977 Director
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Meriwether, James B. Editor
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Raimbault, René-Noël Translator
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Cowley, Malcolm 1898-1989 Editor
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Polk, Noel Editor
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Abadie, Ann J. Other
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Steinbeck, John 1902-1968
Associated Subjects
African Americans African American women cooks American fiction American literature Aristocracy (Social class) Art Bibliography Biography Brothers and sisters Conference proceedings Criticism, interpretation, etc. Domestic fiction Examinations Facsimiles Families Faulkner, William,--1897-1962 Fiction Fiction--Technique Handbooks, manuals, etc. History Homes Illegitimate children Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intellectual life Interviews Language and languages Literature Literature and society Manners and customs Manuscripts Manuscripts, American Mississippi Mississippi--Oxford Modernism (Literature) Narration (Rhetoric) Novelists, American People with mental disabilities Plantation life Political and social views Race relations Records and correspondence Short story Snopes family (Fictitious characters) Southern States Study guides Technique United States Women Women as literary characters Yoknapatawpha County (Imaginary place)
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Alternative Names
 Trueblood, Ernest V.,1897-1962
Fāknir, Vīlīyām, 1897-1962 Falkner, William, 1897-1962 Falkner, William Cuthbert, 1897-1962 Falkner, William Harrison Cuthbert 1897-1962 Faulkner, William Faulkner, William, 1896- Faulkner, William 1897-1962 Faulkner, William Cuthbert 1897-1962 Faulkner, William Harrison. Fo-kʻo-na, 1897-1962 Fo-kʻo-na, Wei-lien, 1897-1962 Fokner, V. Fokner, Vilijam. Foḳner, Ṿilyam, 1897-1962 Fōkunā, Wiriamu, 1897-1962 Folkner, ... 1897-1962 Folkner, Uilʹi︠a︡m, 1897-1962 Folkner, Uilʹi︠a︡m 1897-1962 russ. Namensform, AACR Folkner, Uil'jam. Folkner, Uilʹjam 1897-1962 russ. Namensform, RAK-WB Folkneris, Viljamas 1897-1962 Folqner, Wīlīʻam 1897-1962 Früherer Name Falkner, William Cuthbert 1897-1962 bis 1924 Fu-kʻo-na, 1897-1962 Fu-kʻo-na, Wei-lien, 1897-1962 Fūknār, Wilyam, 1897-1962 K_apākn_ar, Villiyam 1897-1962 K̲apākn̲ar, Villiyam, 1897-1962 Phōkner, Ouilliam, 1897-1962 Phokner, Quiliam 1897-1962 Pʻolkneri, Uiliam, 1897-1962 Pʻookʻŭnŏ, Willi 1897-1962 Pʻookʻŭnŏ, William, 1897-1962 Pseud. Trueblood, Ernest V. 1897-1962 Trueblood, Ernest V. 1897-1962 William Faulkner 1897-1962 פוקנר פוקנר, וויליאם פוקנר, ויליאם, 1897־1962 פוקנר, ויליאם, 1987־1962 פוקנר, ןיליאם وليم فولكنر، 1897-1962 م. 福克纳威廉, 1897-1962 ஃபாக்னர், வில்லியம் פוקנר, וויליאם 福克纳 פוקנר, ויליאם Фолкнер, Уильям
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