About
William Faulkner, born September 25, 1897, in New Albany, Mississippi, and died July 6, 1962, in Byhalia, was an American novelist and short story writer. A major figure of Southern literature, he created the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, setting for many works. His novel 'The Sound and the Fury' (1929) pioneered stream-of-consciousness. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949, he also won two Pulitzer Prizes and two National Book Awards. His Nobel acceptance speech, declaring that man 'will prevail,' remains famous.
* 1897-09-25 — † 1962-07-06
Major works
- The Sound and the Fury (1929)novel
- As I Lay Dying (1930)novel
- Light in August (1932)novel
- Absalom, Absalom! (1936)novel
- A Fable (1954)novel
Key milestones
- 1949Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
- 1955Wins Pulitzer Prize for 'A Fable'
- 1963Posthumously wins Pulitzer Prize for 'The Reivers'
Themes
Southern decayStream of consciousnessHistory and memoryRace and identityFate and destiny
Sources: nobelprize.org · poetryfoundation.org · npg.si.edu
