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The William Faulkner Audio Collection

By Faulkner, William & William, Faulkner

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William Faulkner never stood taller than five feet, six inches, but in the realm of American literature, he is a giant. More than simply a renowned Mississippi writer, the Nobel-Prize winning novelist and short story writer is acclaimed throughout the world as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers, one who transformed his "postage stamp" of native soil into an apocryphal setting in which he explored, articulated, and challenged the "old verities and truths of the heart." In this collection, we are proud to present a historic recording of Mr. Faulkner reading his 1949 Nobel acceptance speech and excerpts from As I Lay Dying and The Old Man.

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ISBN
978-0-06055-500-9
Publisher
HarperAudio


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Reviewed on February 1, 2004

Faulkner's greatness results from the conjunction of his themes and his distinctive style and their accumulative effect over the length of novels such as Absalom, Absalom! His best short fiction, with the notable exception of The Bear, lacks this power but can still serve as a good introduction to this great writer. While the readers here have different ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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