William Faulkner: Lives and Legacies
- ISBN-10
- 0195310497
- ISBN-13
- 9780195310498
- Series
- William Faulkner
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 199
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-05-24
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Carolyn Porter
Description
A concise and illuminating introduction to the life and work of the seminal American writer provides important insights into the fictional world of William Faulkner's novels, examining his Mississippi childhood, his sojourn in New Orleans and Paris, his winning of the Nobel Prize, and his seminal works, including As I Lay Dying, Light in August, and Go Down, Moses.
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