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William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. His family was rooted in local history: his great-grandfather, a Confederate colonel and state politician, was assassinated by a former partner in 1889, and his grandfather was a wealth lawyer who owned a railroad. When Faulkner was five his parents moved to Oxford, Mississippi, where he received a desultory education in local schools, dropping out of high school in 1915. Rejected for pilot training in the U.S. Army, he passed himself off as British and joined the Canadian Royal Air Force in 1918, but the war ended before he... Read More
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As I Lay Dying
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 30, 1991
Price: $13.00
At the heart of this 1930 novel is the Bundren family's bizarre journey to Jefferson to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Faulkner lets each family member--including Addie--and others along the way tell their private responses to Addie's life. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 30, 1991
Price: $13.00
At the heart of this 1930 novel is the Bundren family's bizarre journey to Jefferson to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Faulkner lets each family member--including Addie--and others along the way tell their private responses to Addie's life. Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
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The Sound and the Fury
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 30, 1991
Price: $13.00
First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers--the idiot Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin and the monstrous Jason. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 30, 1991
Price: $13.00
First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers--the idiot Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin and the monstrous Jason. Read more >
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Light in August
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: January 30, 1991
Price: $14.95
Joe Christmas does not know whether he is black or white. Faulkner makes of Joe's tragedy a powerful indictment of racism; at the same time Joe's life is a study of the divided self and becomes a symbol of 20th century man. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: January 30, 1991
Price: $14.95
Joe Christmas does not know whether he is black or white. Faulkner makes of Joe's tragedy a powerful indictment of racism; at the same time Joe's life is a study of the divided self and becomes a symbol of 20th century man. Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
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Absalom, Absalom!
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: January 30, 1991
Price: $13.95
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him." Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: January 30, 1991
Price: $13.95
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him." Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Collected Stories
Format: Trade Paperback, 912 pages
On Sale: October 31, 1995
Price: $19.95
This magisterial collection of short works by Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner reminds readers of his ability to compress his epic vision into narratives as hard and wounding as bullets. Among the 42 selections in this book are such classics as "A Bear Hunt, " "A Rose for Emily, " Two... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 912 pages
On Sale: October 31, 1995
Price: $19.95
This magisterial collection of short works by Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner reminds readers of his ability to compress his epic vision into narratives as hard and wounding as bullets. Among the 42 selections in this book are such classics as "A Bear Hunt, " "A Rose for Emily, " Two... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download.
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As I Lay Dying
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: November 28, 2000
Price: $16.95
One of William Faulkner's finest novels, As I Lay Dying was originally published in 1930, and remains a captivating and stylistically innovative work. The story revolves around a grim yet darkly humorous pilgrimage, as Addie Bundren's family sets out to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Jefferson... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: November 28, 2000
Price: $16.95
One of William Faulkner's finest novels, As I Lay Dying was originally published in 1930, and remains a captivating and stylistically innovative work. The story revolves around a grim yet darkly humorous pilgrimage, as Addie Bundren's family sets out to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Jefferson... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
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Three Famous Short Novels
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: February 12, 1958
Price: $10.95
Three different ways to approach Faulkner, each of them representative of his work as a whole. Includes "Spotted Horses," "Old Man," and his famous "The Bear." Read more >
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: February 12, 1958
Price: $10.95
Three different ways to approach Faulkner, each of them representative of his work as a whole. Includes "Spotted Horses," "Old Man," and his famous "The Bear." Read more >
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Oprah's Book Club Summer 2005: A Summer of Faulkner
Format: Boxed Set
On Sale: June 3, 2005
Price: $29.95
The 2005 Summer Selection is available in an exclusive three volume boxed edition that includes a special reader’s guide with an introduction by Oprah Winfrey.
Titles include:
As I Lay Dying
This novel is the harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother... Read more >
Format: Boxed Set
On Sale: June 3, 2005
Price: $29.95
The 2005 Summer Selection is available in an exclusive three volume boxed edition that includes a special reader’s guide with an introduction by Oprah Winfrey.
Titles include:
As I Lay Dying
This novel is the harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother... Read more >
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Go Down, Moses
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: January 30, 1991
Price: $14.95
Faulkner examines the changing relationship of black to white and of man to the land, and weaves a complex work that is rich in understanding of the human condition. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: January 30, 1991
Price: $14.95
Faulkner examines the changing relationship of black to white and of man to the land, and weaves a complex work that is rich in understanding of the human condition. Read more >
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Intruder in the Dust
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 29, 1991
Price: $13.95
A classic Faulkner novel which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. An aging black who has long refused to adopt the black's traditionally servile attitude is wrongfully accused of murdering a white man. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 29, 1991
Price: $13.95
A classic Faulkner novel which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. An aging black who has long refused to adopt the black's traditionally servile attitude is wrongfully accused of murdering a white man. Read more >
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The Sound and the Fury
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: September 5, 1992
Price: $20.00
First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers--the idiot Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin and the monstrous Jason.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: September 5, 1992
Price: $20.00
First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers--the idiot Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin and the monstrous Jason.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
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Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download.
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Absalom, Absalom!
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: November 9, 1993
Price: $20.00
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him."
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: November 9, 1993
Price: $20.00
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him."
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download.
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Selected Short Stories of William Faulkner
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: May 18, 1993
Price: $20.00
Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: May 18, 1993
Price: $20.00
Read more >
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The Sound and the Fury
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: July 6, 2005
Price: $19.95
First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers--the idiot Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin and the monstrous Jason.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: July 6, 2005
Price: $19.95
First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers--the idiot Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin and the monstrous Jason.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
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The Hamlet
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: October 29, 1991
Price: $14.95
The Hamlet, the first novel of Faulkner's Snopes trilogy, is both an ironic take on classical tragedy and a mordant commentary on the grand pretensions of the antebellum South and the depths of its decay in the aftermath of war and Reconstruction. It tells of the advent and the rise of... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: October 29, 1991
Price: $14.95
The Hamlet, the first novel of Faulkner's Snopes trilogy, is both an ironic take on classical tragedy and a mordant commentary on the grand pretensions of the antebellum South and the depths of its decay in the aftermath of war and Reconstruction. It tells of the advent and the rise of... Read more >
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The Unvanquished
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 29, 1991
Price: $14.95
Set in Mississippi during the Civil War and Reconstruction, THE UNVANQUISHED focuses on the Sartoris family, who, with their code of personal responsibility and courage, stand for the best of the Old South's traditions. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 29, 1991
Price: $14.95
Set in Mississippi during the Civil War and Reconstruction, THE UNVANQUISHED focuses on the Sartoris family, who, with their code of personal responsibility and courage, stand for the best of the Old South's traditions. Read more >
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Snopes
Format: Hardcover, 1088 pages
On Sale: March 15, 1994
Price: $29.95
Here, for the first time published in a single volume as Faulkner always hoped they would be, are the three novels that compose the famous Snopes trilogy, a saga that stands as perhaps the greatest feat of Faulkner's imagination. The Hamlet, the first book of the series chronicling the advent and... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 1088 pages
On Sale: March 15, 1994
Price: $29.95
Here, for the first time published in a single volume as Faulkner always hoped they would be, are the three novels that compose the famous Snopes trilogy, a saga that stands as perhaps the greatest feat of Faulkner's imagination. The Hamlet, the first book of the series chronicling the advent and... Read more >
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Essays, Speeches & Public Letters
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2004
Price: $15.95
An essential collection of William Faulkner’s mature nonfiction work, updated, with an abundance of new material.
This unique volume includes Faulkner’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech, a review of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea (in which he suggests that Hemingway has found God), and newly collected gems, such as the... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2004
Price: $15.95
An essential collection of William Faulkner’s mature nonfiction work, updated, with an abundance of new material.
This unique volume includes Faulkner’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech, a review of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea (in which he suggests that Hemingway has found God), and newly collected gems, such as the... Read more >
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The Wild Palms
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 31, 1995
Price: $14.95
Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 31, 1995
Price: $14.95
Read more >
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Big Woods
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 26, 1994
Price: $13.95
"The Bear, " "The Old People, " "A Bear Hunt, " "Race at Morning"--some of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner's most famous stories are collected in this volume--in which he observed, celebrated, and mourned the fragile otherness that is nature, as well as the cruelty and humanity of men. "Contains some... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 26, 1994
Price: $13.95
"The Bear, " "The Old People, " "A Bear Hunt, " "Race at Morning"--some of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner's most famous stories are collected in this volume--in which he observed, celebrated, and mourned the fragile otherness that is nature, as well as the cruelty and humanity of men. "Contains some... Read more >
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A Fable
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: December 12, 1977
Price: $12.95
This novel won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 195. An allegorical story of World War I, set in the trenches in France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment, it was originally considered a sharp departure for Faulkner. Recently it has come to... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: December 12, 1977
Price: $12.95
This novel won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 195. An allegorical story of World War I, set in the trenches in France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment, it was originally considered a sharp departure for Faulkner. Recently it has come to... Read more >
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Light in August
Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2002
Price: $21.95
One of Faulkner’s most admired and accessible novels, Light in August reveals the great American author at the height of his powers. Lena Grove’s resolute search for the father of her unborn child begets a rich, poignant, and ultimately hopeful story of perseverance in the face of mortality. It also acquaints... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2002
Price: $21.95
One of Faulkner’s most admired and accessible novels, Light in August reveals the great American author at the height of his powers. Lena Grove’s resolute search for the father of her unborn child begets a rich, poignant, and ultimately hopeful story of perseverance in the face of mortality. It also acquaints... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
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Flags in the Dust
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: September 12, 1974
Price: $11.95
The complete text of Faulkner's third novel, published for the first time in 1973, appeared with his reluctant consent in a much cut version in 1929 as SARTORIS. Read more >
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: September 12, 1974
Price: $11.95
The complete text of Faulkner's third novel, published for the first time in 1973, appeared with his reluctant consent in a much cut version in 1929 as SARTORIS. Read more >
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