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William Faulkner 1897-1962 - Coggle Diagram
William Faulkner 1897-1962
His life
Born in New Albany, Mississippi
Dreamed of being a pilot - Lack of war experience
Developed a drinking problem
Who was he?
American writer
Short stories, plays, screenplays, essays and novels.
One of the most important writers of American southern literature.
What he wrote
First novel, Soldiers’ Pay in 1925
Most productive period from 1920s to WW II
Published 13 novels
Experimental manner, contemporary themes and stream of consciousness technique
Novels
The Sound and the Fury (1929),
The Reivers (1962).
Short stories
A Rose for Emily,
Red Leaves,
That Evening Sun,
Dry September.
Poetry:
The Marble Faun (1924)
A Green Bough (1933)
Absalom, Absalom! (1936)
Awards
Awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Modern Library’s 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century list