William Faulkner
Born 25 September 1897 · Died 6 July 1962
William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning American author. One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, his reputation is based on his novels, novellas and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. (Source.)
Quotes
“I feel like a wet seed wild in the hot blind earth.”
As I Lay Dying “A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired, but then time is your misfortune.”
The Sound and the Fury “Life was created in the valleys. It blew up onto the hills on the old terrors, the old lusts, the old despairs. That's why you must walk up the hills so you can ride down.”
As I Lay Dying “The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
Requiem for a Nun, Act 1 “If I were reincarnated, I'd want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything.”
Paris Review interview
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Books by William Faulkner in order
Books by William Faulkner in the order they were published, from As I Lay Dying (1915) to The Reivers (1962).
- 1As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying1915 - 2Soldier's Pay
Soldier's Pay1926 - 3Sartoris
Sartoris1929 - 4The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury1929 - 5A Rose for Emily
A Rose for Emily1930 - 6Light in August
Light in August1931 - 7Sanctuary Modern Library
Sanctuary Modern Library1931 - 8Collected Stories of William Faulkner
Collected Stories of William Faulkner1934 - 9Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom!1936 - 10The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished1938 - 11The Wild Palms
The Wild Palms1939 - 12Go Down, Moses
Go Down, Moses1940 - 13The Hamlet
The Hamlet1940 - 14Intruder in the Dust
Intruder in the Dust1948 - 15The Reivers
The Reivers1962