William Faulkner




 

William Faulkner

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born
December 13, 1901

died
July 06, 1962

gender
male

place of birth
New Albany, Mississippi, United States

genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry

influences
James Joyce, William Shakespeare, Nietzsche, T.S. Eliot


about this author

Awarded 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel."




books by William Faulkner

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avg rating: 3.93 | 32357 ratings | 145 distinct works
The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
avg rating 4.02 — 8829 ratings — published 1929
39 editions
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As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
avg rating 3.85 — 8471 ratings — published 1930
31 editions
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Light in August Light in August (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
avg rating 4.00 — 3909 ratings — published 1959
29 editions
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Absalom, Absalom! Absalom, Absalom! (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
avg rating 4.01 — 2550 ratings — published 1991
29 editions
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Go Down, Moses Go Down, Moses (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
avg rating 3.93 — 1054 ratings — published 2008
18 editions
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Sanctuary Sanctuary (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
avg rating 3.66 — 1056 ratings — published 1993
20 editions
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Collected Stories Collected Stories (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
avg rating 4.22 — 602 ratings — published 2007
10 editions
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The Unvanquished The Unvanquished (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
avg rating 3.62 — 577 ratings — published 1991
13 editions
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The Hamlet The Hamlet (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
avg rating 3.83 — 443 ratings — published 1991
9 editions
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The Reivers The Reivers (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
avg rating 3.66 — 346 ratings — published 1962
10 editions
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quotes by William Faulkner

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"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner
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"Memory believes before knowing remembers."
William Faulkner (Light in August)
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""It is the writer's privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart.""
William Faulkner
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