William Faulkner bibliography

William Faulkner (1897—1962)[1] was an American writer who won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Faulkner made his debut as a published writer at the age of 21 with the poem "L'Après-midi d'un Faune", which appeared in The New Republic on August 6, 1919.

Two more poems, "Cathay" and "Sapphics" and a short story, "Landing in Luck", were published in Mississippian in November 1919.

In addition to several speeches, Faulkner also wrote several essays on topics ranging from Albert Camus to Japan.

To date, Library of America has published all of Faulkner's novels in five volumes, containing restored authoritative texts.

William Faulkner is widely considered the greatest writer of Southern literature , and one of the most esteemed writers of American literature .
The Sound and the Fury (1929) cover
As I Lay Dying (1930) cover
Light in August (1932) cover
Absalom, Absalom! (1936) cover
Faulkner as a cadet in the Royal Canadian Air Force , 1918
During his time in New Orleans, Faulkner lived in a house in the French Quarter (pictured center yellow), where he wrote the "New Orleans Sketches".
The Square of Oxford, Mississippi appeared in many of Faulkner's stories.
Faulkner in 1954
Faulkner's home, Rowan Oak
Faulkner was an uncredited screenplay writer for Gunga Din (1939).
Faulkner co-wrote the 1946 adaptation (pictured) of Ernest Hemingway 's novel To Have and Have Not . It remains the only film with contributions from two Nobel Prize Laureates.
Faulkner co-wrote the Howard Hawks -directed The Big Sleep (1946).
Lucas Beauchamp (portrayed by Juano Hernandez ) in the 1949 Intruder in the Dust film adaptation
Faulkner's final essay was on Albert Camus , who adapted Faulkner's 1951 novel Requiem for a Nun for the stage. [ 67 ]
Faulkner wrote a review of Ernest Hemingway 's (pictured right) The Old Man and the Sea (1952).
Faulkner wrote a public letter condemning the lynching of Emmett Till . Emmett's mother is pictured above his mutilated corpse. [ 72 ]
"I decline to accept the end of man... I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail." — Faulkner in his 1950 Nobel Prize acceptance speech