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Collected Stories of William Faulkner
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 "A Bear Hunt, " "A Rose for Emily, " Two Soldiers, " and "The Brooch."
Hardcover, 900 pages
Published
January 1st 2010
by Perfection Learning
(first published 1948)
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La literatura o una historia es fatal porque termina. Esta característica, entre otras, nos impulsa constantemente a ver toda acción literaria como analógica, paradójica, universal o literaria. Hamlet es todos los suicidas que no ejercieron o es los príncipes incestuosos o el romanticismo o fue Don Quijote quien, a su vez, es todos los viajeros en el tiempo o un artificio literario. Carlos Argentino Daneri es todos los de vanguardia. Reducir el mundo a un juego de posibilidades (me refiero al li...more
I am currently in the middle of reading all of Faulkner’s fiction that concerns Yoknaptawpha County. I did not read the stories in this collection that concerned other subjects. I plan to one day return to read the WWI stories along with the novel “Pylon”. More than half of the stories collected here are about Yoknapatawpha County. A few were later reworked into the Snopes Trilogy. I would not suggest a beginning reader of Faulkner read the short stories. They are enhanced by a knowledge of the...more
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 "That Evening Sun", "Barn Burning", "Two Soldiers" and its sequel, "Shall Not Perish" are as good as any I've ever read. There's also "Dry September" and the famous "A Rose For Emily". When I think of it, the reason thes...more
Recently I had to read some William Faulkner stories for school. I read "The Bear Hunt" "Mule in the Yard" and Red Leaves.
"Mule in the Yard" was my favorite of the three, it was entertaining and funny at parts, pretty good overall.
"The Bear Hunt" I also thought was a entertaing read, but a little grusom at parts but still enjoyable.
The last one I read "Red Leaves" It was my least favorite of the three. The first part of it was done in a conversation between two people. I'm not a fan of that s...more
"Mule in the Yard" was my favorite of the three, it was entertaining and funny at parts, pretty good overall.
"The Bear Hunt" I also thought was a entertaing read, but a little grusom at parts but still enjoyable.
The last one I read "Red Leaves" It was my least favorite of the three. The first part of it was done in a conversation between two people. I'm not a fan of that s...more
Indeed, Faulkner's writing is muddled with literary devices and not as straight-forward as other American authors like John Steinbeck. Having taught an SAT prep course which features excerpt from Faulkner, I just have to read to find out his style of writing. In high school (which follows the California school system), I did not have to read any of his writing. In college short stories analyses class, my professor did not choose any piece by Faulkner for our essay writing. Now, I discover that F...more
Jan 02, 2009
Monica Perez
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Faulkner is worth the extra effort. Give me Faulkner over Hemingway and Fitzgerald any day.
"The Tall Men" moved me to tears. "The Bear Hunt" is hilarious, the combination "Carcassone" and "The Black Music" destroyed my every conception of what is artistically possible with the pen. read them in this order and "Carcassonne" will befuddle you as an abstract matter created purely for artistic pleasure, then "The Black Music" will reassemble this same mass of abstract imagery into a completely coherent and vital spectacle of the singularity of human life. In this you will experience the p...more
I would say that 85 percent of these stories were great. Some of them should have been made into movies, for instance, Uncle Willy. While many of the stories have racist language, I think this could adjusted for if a movie version was all black in some cases. Obviously, where the theme is racism, that wouldn't be possible. I have read that the Coen Brothers are inspired by Faulkner. They should make Centaur in Brass into a movie or a part of a movie. It could be right up there with O Brother! Wh...more
I could read "Carcassonne" a hundred times and never get tired of it. What I can't do is think about Faulkner for too long, because when I do it I feel like my head's going to burst with admiration. How natural his talent and genius feels when reading his prose, how effortlessly the stories flow out of him. Reading his stories, especially those set in his Yoknapatawpha, I feel like I'm not really reading a fictional work but rather that I'm witnessing through words something that actually happen...more
I've been told Fitzgerald is the epitome of a short story writer. After reading this book, I respectfully disagree. The Chicago Tribune got it right when it said that "There is not a story in this book which does not have elements of great fiction." Even if I did not particularly like the story or understand it at first, it is impossible not see Faulkner's mastery of the craft.
Stories I liked:
"Hair"
"Dry September": Reminded me so much of a twisted version of To Kill a Mockingbird I wondered if...more
Stories I liked:
"Hair"
"Dry September": Reminded me so much of a twisted version of To Kill a Mockingbird I wondered if...more
Feb 18, 2010
Ebtihal Abuali
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مجموعة قصصية رائعة لوليام فوكنر. تراوح تقييمي للقصص بين نجمتين الى خمس نجوم، وفي الاغلبية هي قصص مدهشة من ناحية الافكار و الشخصيات والاسلوب. في ثلاث قصص على الأقل كان الراوي عبارة عن طفل وكنا نسمع ونشاهد الاحداث بعيني الطفل ورغم ان هذا الطفل قد يتحدث عن الجانب الذي فهمه من الحدث لكن له جانبا آخر يتطلب شخصا بالغاً كالقاريء الذكي ليستوعبه.
المجموعة مقسمة الى قسمين، قصص تدور في الارياف وتحكي عن علاقة الاقطاعيين بمستأجري الأراضي، عن ذهاب الشباب الى الحرب واستدعاءهم للتجنيد، وقصص تدور في القرية، عن عل...more
المجموعة مقسمة الى قسمين، قصص تدور في الارياف وتحكي عن علاقة الاقطاعيين بمستأجري الأراضي، عن ذهاب الشباب الى الحرب واستدعاءهم للتجنيد، وقصص تدور في القرية، عن عل...more
Individually, Faulkner short stories are great, but 900 pages became overwhelmingly repetitive thematically. My favorite section was (to my surprise) "The Waste Land," which contained stories set in/around World War I, a respite from the all-too-well-known Mississippi county. They were hauntingly tragic but more memorable and captivating (to me) than the stories in more traditional Faulkner settings.
I am recommending any Faulkner that contains "A Rose for Emily". 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 coming in the movie Jaws, as an illustration. Wonderfully nuanced and written with such an eye for detail.
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I love the style of Faulkner's prose but sometimes I wish that his stories were a little more uplifting and not always so mutely tragic. His writing often reminds me of Toni Morrison's work (although Ms. Morrison's characters have a lot more depth and texture.) It's like their talent for prose is grounded in human tragedy and pain brings out the sharp edges of their words.
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 ("A Rose for Emily," for example, and "A Bear Hunt" might as well be put in small print on the back of national currency), but I mostly came out of this with the sense that Faulkner was indeed a writer of the Deep South, for I found mostly those stories the ones that drilled me into my seat so that I...more
Over Christmas break this year I dipped into Faulkner's short stories, in this collection and elsewhere. Here are the stories I read:
• That Evening Sun
• A Rose for Emily
• A Justice
• Lion
• The Bear
• A Courtship
• Red Leaves
• Lo!
• Dry September
• Carcasonne
• Wash
• Hair
• Mountain Victory
• Centaur in Brass
• The Hound
• Pantaloon in Black
• Victory
• Spotted Horses
• Tomorrow
My favorites were "Dry September," "Red Leaves," and "Wash."
• That Evening Sun
• A Rose for Emily
• A Justice
• Lion
• The Bear
• A Courtship
• Red Leaves
• Lo!
• Dry September
• Carcasonne
• Wash
• Hair
• Mountain Victory
• Centaur in Brass
• The Hound
• Pantaloon in Black
• Victory
• Spotted Horses
• Tomorrow
My favorites were "Dry September," "Red Leaves," and "Wash."
When I started this collection, it was a copy that was checked out from the library. After a week of reading these stories, I realized that this was something that I wanted to own--both to always have around my house and also to be able to digest it more leisurely than the allotted three weeks from the library. So I bought a copy and kept it at my bedside, reading stories here and there between other books I was reading. I read the final story today, but I think I'll keep the collection at my be...more
Jun 08, 2013
Eddy Allen
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Forty-two stories make up this magisterial collection by the writer who stands at the pinnacle of modern American fiction. Compressing an epic expanse of vision into hard and wounding narratives, Faulkner’s stories evoke the intimate textures of place, the deep strata of history and legend, and all the fear, brutality, and tenderness of the human condition. These tales are set not only in Yoknapatawpha County, but in Beverly Hills and in France during World War I. They are populated by such char...more
Started in 2008, I've been dipping into it ever since. The widely anthologized stories ("Barn Burning", "A Rose for Emily") are here and they're read for a reason. My favorite story is the hilarious "Shingles for the Lord".
I have no plan to read all these novels but will read one between every book I have on my bookshelf. I will keep track on here...
*Barn Burning
*A Rose for Emily
*Red Leaves
I did not read as many as I would have liked but Faulkner never gets old and I will definitely check this book out again for a few good quick reads.
*Barn Burning
*A Rose for Emily
*Red Leaves
I did not read as many as I would have liked but Faulkner never gets old and I will definitely check this book out again for a few good quick reads.
Jun 18, 2012
Courtney
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1) Barn Burning
2) Shingles for the Lord
3) The Tall Men
4) A Bear Hunt
5) Two Soldiers
6) Shall Not Perish
7) A Rose for Emily
8) Hair
9) Centaur in Brass
10) Dry September
11) Death Drag
12) Elly
13) Uncle Willy
14) Mule in the Yard
15) That Will Be Fine
16) That Evening Sun
17) Red Leaves
18) A Justice
19) A Courtship
20) Lo!
21) Ad Astra
22) Victory
23) Crevasse
24) Turnabout
25) All the Dead Pilots
26) Wash
27) Honor
28) Dr. Martino
29) Fox Hunt
30) Pennsylvania Station
31) Artist at Him
32) The Brooch
33) My Grandmother...more
2) Shingles for the Lord
3) The Tall Men
4) A Bear Hunt
5) Two Soldiers
6) Shall Not Perish
7) A Rose for Emily
8) Hair
9) Centaur in Brass
10) Dry September
11) Death Drag
12) Elly
13) Uncle Willy
14) Mule in the Yard
15) That Will Be Fine
16) That Evening Sun
17) Red Leaves
18) A Justice
19) A Courtship
20) Lo!
21) Ad Astra
22) Victory
23) Crevasse
24) Turnabout
25) All the Dead Pilots
26) Wash
27) Honor
28) Dr. Martino
29) Fox Hunt
30) Pennsylvania Station
31) Artist at Him
32) The Brooch
33) My Grandmother...more
Before this, I knew only Faulkner's novels. He will probably always be known for the novels but these stories are outstanding.
An ultimate collection of short stories.
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.
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.
I started it, but didn't finish. I like happy stories and the ones I read were pretty depressing.
Aug 14, 2011
Michael Bartolone
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Maybe it was just a busy summer, but I lost a lot of reading momentum when I attempted to get through this collection. Some of the stories were riveting and a lot less dense than I anticipated, like the opener "Barn Burning", some I found silly and/or uninteresting ("A Bear Hunt"), but about 400 pages in I lost interest in finishing, because it became a little too much work. I'll definitely return at some point. "A Rose for Emily" is widely regarded as one of his masterpieces, but I find the rac...more
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 novels, and the difficulty in reading them. While I've been greatly critical of him in the past, I'm still trying to learn and understand his modus operandi. It's been a rewarding learning experience, but...more
What's so magnificent -- and so daunting -- about Faulkner's short stories is how all his prodigious literary skills and talents (his innovations run the gamut from stream-of-consciousness to multiple and unusual perspectives to richly evocative yet mysteriously oblique descriptions) work passionately and harmoniously in the service of elucidating the complexities of desire, heritage, power, race, history, integrity, love, war, family, and everything else that makes us human. Each story containe...more
So depressing-so bleak-so glad I don't live in a time when everything was so hard.
Assigned in 11th grade. only some of the stories were required. Every story is great.
Read parts of it. I particularly enjoyed "Two Soldiers" and "Shall Not Perish".
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William Cuthbert Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer. One of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, his reputation is based mostly on his novels, novellas, and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter.
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