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  <title><![CDATA[Collected Stories]]></title>
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  <default_description>This magisterial collection of short works by Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner reminds readers of his ability to compress his epic vision into narratives as hard and wounding as bullets. Among the 42 selections in this book are such classics as &quot;A Bear Hunt, &quot; &quot;A Rose for Emily, &quot; Two Soldiers, &quot; and &quot;The Brooch.&quot;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1977</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[William Faulkner]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[My opinion (for whatever it is worth) is that Faulkner was a much better short story writer than novelist.  The form put limits on his stream of consciousness techniques and forced him to keep the narratives moving, which he seems to struggle with in the longer form.  Stories like &quot;That Evening...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68568155">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Faulkner is worth the extra effort.  Give me Faulkner over Hemingway and Fitzgerald any day.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Jul 17 06:15:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am recommending any Faulkner that contains &quot;A Rose for Emily&quot;. My favorite story of all time, no competition. A must read. Read it aloud to someone, or a group, and get their reaction. Much better than watching the audience jump when you know (as a multiple time viewer) when the shark is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63841884">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Peter Taylor said that he liked Faulkner's short stories better than his novels, but I have to respectfully disagree.  Certainly, the classics in here are among the all-time classics of short fiction (&quot;A Rose for Emily,&quot; for example, and &quot;A Bear Hunt&quot; might as well be put in smal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32779623">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An ultimate collection of short stories.<br/><br/>I had no idea short stories, let alone any kind of writing, could elict this vast range of emotions, stacking layer upon infinite layer, defying explanation and requiring consumption.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[As someone who read Flannery O'Conner before ever getting near Faulkner, I must say that he does hold his own with these stories. For better or worse, Faulkner will always be near the top of great American authors. I say for better or worse, because some people can be greatly turned off by his novel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19464181">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved this book.  What a writer.  And each story has a different feel to it.  You must read this!!!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Assigned in 11th grade.  only some of the stories were required.  Every story is great.  ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read parts of it.  I particularly enjoyed &quot;Two Soldiers&quot; and &quot;Shall Not Perish&quot;.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Collected Stories of William Faulkner by William Faulkner (1995)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I haven't read all of these, but they are excellent, trust me.]]></body>
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    <review id="9997767">
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    <body><![CDATA[I am not a fan of the short story.  That said, Faulkner's collection is an exception.  With the same southern gothic awareness that makes his novels so fascinating Faulkner crafts literary gems that stand amoung the greats of American literature.  I found his World War I stories especially engrossin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9997767">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28298520">
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  <date_added>Fri Jul 25 15:11:03 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;A Rose for Emily&quot; is one of my favorite short stories ever. Lately my attention span has been too short to concentrate on a novel, so I thought it'd be a good idea to pick up this collection of short stories by one of the most prolific writers of short fiction (he published over 125 short...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28298520">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32388757">
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    <body><![CDATA[Though not every story in the collection deserves 5 stars, (unlike, say, every single story of Flannery O'Connor's) a fair percentage of them deserve the rating.  Taken as a body of work though--and combined with those novels taking place in Yoknapatawpha County. . .  I suppose it's just that these ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32388757">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="90015">
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    <body><![CDATA[برخی از داستان های کوتاه فالکنر مانند &quot;آن روز، شب که شد&quot; و &quot;خرس&quot; و &quot;دود&quot; و &quot;عمو ویلی&quot; و &quot;اسب های خالدار&quot; و دیگر داستان ها اینجا و آنجا توسط مترجم...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/90015">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20794501">
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    <body><![CDATA[I love everything by Faulkner, but I've always had a special fondness for his short stories. In this massive volume, more than half the stories are worth the price of the book by themselves. Divided into general themes, if you're interested in Faulkner but don't know where to start, here is an excel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20794501">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32714690">
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    <body><![CDATA[I like Faulkner as a short story writer a lot more than a novelist. Funny, because he seemed to regard the short story as a lesser form and wrote them mostly for money--to please the general public. Hah. Still, they showcase just as much skill as the novels, maybe even moreso. Who ever said that tel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32714690">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26131787">
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    <body><![CDATA[Ah, Bill!  How i love your long and winding sentences, yet clarity of character!  I'm subjecting this to Sarah to help her fall asleep.  She likes some of the stories.  It's so much fun to read out loud, though, as his language just seems that much more outrageous when you hear it out loud.  &quot;A...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26131787">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had to give this three stars because for every story I really enjoyed there was one I had to drag myself through.  My enjoyment, however, is no reflection on his ability to write.  Even when I didn't find a story interesting, I would always find a sentence that blew me away with its ability to des...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2994918">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Five stars...who would have thought?  I would have, and that's why I borrowed the book from the library.  It's William Faulkner.  If you've not read him, get him. If you've got him, read him.  If you've read him, good. Now read him again and go to bed.]]></body>
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