"From the Modern Library s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner also available are "Snopes, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, "and "Selected Short Stories" First published in 1936, "Absalom, Absalom!" is William Faulkner s ninth novel and one of his most admired. It tells the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ruthless, single-minded attempt to forge a dynasty in Jefferson, Mississip ..."
"“Read, read, read. Read everything—trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out the window.” —William Faulkner Light in August, a novel about hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality, features some of Faulkner’s most memorable characters: guileless, dauntles ..."
The Sound and the Fury(Updated) The Corrected Text with Faulkner's Appendix (Modern Library of the World's Best Books) by WilliamCuthbertFaulkner, Marilynne Robinson Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 1992 by Modern Library ISBN-13: 978-0-679-60017-6, ISBN: 0-679-60017-5
"The ostensible subject of The Sound and the Fury is the dissolution of the Compsons, one of those august old Mississippi families that fell on hard times and wild eccentricity after the Civil War. But in fact what William Faulkner is really after in his legendary novel is the kaleidoscope of consciousness--the overwrought mind caught in the act of thought. His rich, dark, scandal-ridden story of squandered fortune, incest (in thoug ..."
"The Hamlet, the first novel of Faulkner's Snopes trilogy, is both an ironic take on classical tragedy and a mordant commentary on the grand pretensions of the antebellum South and the depths of its decay in the aftermath of war and Reconstruction. It tells of the advent and the rise of the Snopes family in Frenchman's Bend, a small town built on the ruins of a once-stately plantation. Flem Snopes -- wily, energetic, a man of shady origi ..."
"Quentin Compson and Shreve, his Harvard room-mate, are obsessed by the tragic rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen. As a poor white boy, Sutpen was turned away from a plantation owner's mansion by a negro butler. From then on, he was determined to force his way into the upper echelons of Southern society. His relentless will ensures his ambitions are soon realised; land, marriage, children. But in after the chaos of Civil War, secrets from hi ..."
Pylon The Corrected Text by WilliamCuthbertFaulkner Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1987 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-394-74741-5, ISBN: 0-394-74741-0
"AS I LAY DYING As I Lay Dying is the harrowing account of the Bundren ... The
complete text, published for the first time in 1973, of Faulkner's third novel
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"Joe Christmas does not know whether he is black or white. Faulkner makes of Joe's tragedy a powerful indictment of racism; at the same time Joe's life is a study of the divided self and becomes a symbol of 20th century man.From the Trade Paperback edition."
"Between 1930 and 1935, William Faulkner came into full possession of the genius and creativity that made him one of America’s finest writers of the twentieth century. The four novels in this Library of America collection display an astonishing range of characters and treatments in his Depression-era fiction.As I Lay Dying (1930) is a combination of comedy, horror, and compassion, a narrative woven from the inarticulate desires of a peas ..."
A Summer of Faulkner As I Lay Dying/The Sound and the Fury/Light in August (Oprah's Book Club) by WilliamCuthbertFaulkner, William . Faulkner Paperback, 1,105 Pages, Published 2005 by Vintage Box Set ISBN-13: 978-0-307-27532-5, ISBN: 0-307-27532-9
"The 2005 Summer Selection is available in an exclusive three volume boxed edition that includes a special reader's guide with an introduction by Oprah Winfrey. Titles include: As I Lay Dying This novel is the harrowing account of the Bundren family's odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Told in turns by each of the family members-including Addie herself-the novel ranges in mood from d ..."
"In prose of biblical grandeur and feverish intensity, William Faulkner reconstructed the history of the American South as a tragic legend of courage and cruelty, gallantry and greed, futile nobility and obscene crimes. No single volume better conveys the scope of Faulkner’s vision than The Portable Faulkner.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more ..."
"In prose of biblical grandeur and feverish intensity, William Faulkner reconstructed the history of the American South as a tragic legend of courage and cruelty, gallantry and greed, futile nobility and obscene crimes. No single volume better conveys the scope of Faulkner’s vision than The Portable Faulkner. "
"The years 1942 to 1954 saw William Faulkner’s rise to literary celebrity—sought after by Hollywood, lionized by the critics, awarded a Nobel Prize in 1950 and the Pulitzer and National Book Award for 1954. But, despite his success, he was plagued by depression and alcohol and haunted by a sense that he had more to achieve—and a finite amount of time and energy to achieve it.This Library of America volume collects the novels written duri ..."
Go Down, Moses(1st Edition) (Modern Library, 175.4) by WilliamFaulkner Hardcover, 383 Pages, Published 1970 by Modern Library ISBN-13: 978-0-394-60175-5, ISBN: 0-394-60175-0
Selected Short Stories(Reprint) (Modern Library (Hardcover)) by WilliamFaulkner Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 1993 by Modern Library Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-679-42478-9, ISBN: 0-679-42478-4
WilliamFaulkner Toward Yoknapatawpha and Beyond by Cleanth Brooks Paperback, 463 Pages, Published 1980 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-02493-7, ISBN: 0-300-02493-2