William Faulkner
Born
in New Albany, Mississippi, The United States
September 25, 1897
Died
July 06, 1962
Genre
Influences
The Sound and the Fury
716 editions
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published
1929
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As I Lay Dying
145 editions
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published
1930
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Light in August
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375 editions
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published
1932
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Absalom, Absalom!
302 editions
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published
1936
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A Rose for Emily and Other Stories
65 editions
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published
1930
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Sanctuary
343 editions
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published
1931
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A Rose for Emily
66 editions
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1930
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Go Down, Moses
166 editions
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published
1942
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Collected Stories
127 editions
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published
1950
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The Reivers
214 editions
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published
1962
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“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's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth.”
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