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. von Faulkner,...

"I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance."...

William Faulkner konnte erzählen wie nur wenige. In seinen Geschichten und Romanen erschuf er seine Heimat Mississippi neu, taufte sie Yoknapatawpha County und besiedelte sie mit Gestalten seiner Phantasie - zum Beispiel mit Miss Emily,...

"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 is good, you'll find out. If...

Requiem for a Nun von Faulkner, William

William Faulkner's short story "The Bear" was first published in the May 9, 1942 issue of The Saturday Evening Post and is considered one of the best short stories of the twentieth century.The piece is a coming-of-age tale that weaves...

A powerful novel examining the nature of evil, informed by the works of T. S. Eliot and Freud, mythology, local lore, and hardboiled detective fiction. Sanctuary is the dark, at times brutal, story of the kidnapping of Mississippi...

Brandstifter von Faulkner, William

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...

Benjamin Compson, schwachsinniger Sohn von Jason III und Caroline Compson, wird 33 Jahre alt. Er beschreibt, was er von seinem Geburtstag wahrnimmt und erinnert sich an bedeutende Ereignisse in der Geschichte der Familie. Am Beispiel der...

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." -William Faulkner These short works offer three different approaches to Faulkner, each representative of his work as a whole. Spotted Horses is a...

"Als ich im Sterben lag" ist ein Roman von William Faulkner, der die Geschichte der Familie Bundren erzählt. Die Matriarchin Addie Bundren liegt im Sterben und ihr letzter Wunsch ist es, auf dem Friedhof ihrer Heimatstadt Jefferson...