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Soldiers' Pay is the first novel published by the American author William Faulkner. It was originally published by Boni & Liveright on February 25, 1926. It is unclear if Soldiers' Pay is the first novel written by Faulkner. It is however the first novel published by the author. Faulkner was working on two manuscripts while finishing Soldiers' Pay. The plot of Soldiers' Pay revolves around the return of a wounded aviator home to a small tow...

T. S. Eliot's and Sigmund Freud's works, as well as folklore, local tradition, and hardboiled detective fiction, shape this stunning novel about the nature of evil. Sanctuary is the dark, at times horrific, narrative of Mississippi debutante Temple Drake's kidnapping and subsequent introduction of her own brand of venality into the Memphis underworld where she is held captive. Sanctuary is a novel by William Faulkner about a lawyer named Horac...

Immerse yourself in the classic collection from one of America's greatest authors. This collection contains the following stories: A Rose for Emily The Hound Turn About That Evening Sun Dry September Delta Autumn Barn Burning An Odor of Verbena Despite mostly being intensely local in setting, these short stories have universal appeal. Some stories-such as "A Rose for Emily, " "The Hound, " and "That Evening Sun"-are famous, displaying an unc...

The Unvanquished is set in Mississippi during the Civil War and Reconstruction and follows the Sartoris family, who represent the best of the Old South's traditions with their code of personal responsibility and courage. The Unvanquished is divided into seven episodes that take place between 1862 and 1873. Some episodes are quickly followed by others, while others are separated by months or years. On the Sartoris property, Bayard Sartoris and ...

William Faulkner's first novel is one of the most compelling works of American fiction to emerge from the First World War. A wounded veteran's homecoming is at the center of Faulkner's first novel. Badly scarred in body and mind, and unable to remember much, Donald Mahon is brought home at the end of the World War I by a fellow soldier and a young war widow they befriend on the train. Mahon's arrival is a shock to his hometown, however, for he...

Faulkner's second novel is a high-spirited satiric romp set on an ill-fated pleasure cruise out of New Orleans. Wealthy Mrs. Maurier, the widowed heiress of an old New Orleans family, likes to collect "artistic types." When she plans a multi-day outing on her yacht and manages to corral aboard a group that includes a melancholic poet, a brooding sculptor, a self-important writer, her unconventional young niece, and assorted other odd character...

Mosquitoes is a satiric novel by the American author William Faulkner. The book was first published in 1927 by the New York-based publishing house Boni & Liveright and is the author's second novel. Sources conflict regarding whether Faulkner wrote Mosquitoes during his time living in Paris, beginning in 1925 or in Pascagoula, Mississippi in the summer of 1926. It is, however, widely agreed upon that not only its setting, but also its content c...

Mosquitoes is a satiric novel by the American author William Faulkner. The book was first published in 1927 by the New York-based publishing house Boni & Liveright and is the author's second novel. Sources conflict regarding whether Faulkner wrote Mosquitoes during his time living in Paris, beginning in 1925 or in Pascagoula, Mississippi in the summer of 1926. It is, however, widely agreed upon that not only its setting, but also its content c...

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Depicting the gradual disintegration of the aristocratic Compson family through four fractured narratives, this novel explores intense, passionate family relationships where there is no love, only self-centredness. It features some of the most memorable characters in literature: beautiful, rebellious Caddy, the manchild Benjy, haunted, neurotic Quentin, Jason, the brutal cynic, and Dilsey, their black servant. Their lives fragmented and harro...

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Rest in peace- or not? The death and burial of Addie Bundren is taken by members of her family, as they cart the coffin to Jefferson, Mississippi, to bury her among her people. But the task is much more difficult than anticipated. And as the intense desires, fears and rivalries of the family are revealed in the vernacular of the Deep South, Faulkner presents a portrait of extraordinary power - as epic as the Old Testament, as American as Huckl...

As I Lay Dying Faulkner's famous tragic narrative of the Bundren family's trek across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother, is a true 20th-century masterpiece. In terms of organisation, language, and drama, As I Lay Dying is one of the most important works in American fiction. The novel, which is told in turn by each member of the family, including Addie and others, fluctuates in mood from dark humour to deep pa...

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VINTAGE CLASSICS' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIESSpine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics.A landmark in American fiction, Light in August explores Faulkner's central theme: the nature of evil. Joe Christmas - a man doomed, deracinated and alone - wanders the Deep South in search of an identity, and a place in society. After killing his perverted God-fearing l...

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The authoritative text of Absalom, Absalom!, established by Noel Polk in 1986 and accompanied by Susan Scott Parrish's introduction and explanatory footnotes. Two maps and five other images. A rich selection of background and contextual materials carefully arranged to draw readers into the American South of William Faulkner's imagination. Topics include "Contemporary Reception, " "The Writer and His Work...

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