New Releases by William Faulkner

Faulkner''s second novel is a high-spirited satiric romp set on an ill-fated pleasure cruise out of New Orleans. Wealthy Mrs. Maurier, the widowed heiress of an old New Orleans family, likes to collect "artistic types." When she plans a multi-day outing on her yacht and manages to corral aboard a group that includes a melancholic poet, a brooding sculptor, a self-important writer, her unconventional young niece, and assorted other odd characters, the results are both disastrous and hilarious. When the ship runs aground near an overheated swamp, the pretensions and frustrations of its various passengers reach a fever pitch. Faulkner''s lyrical descriptions, witty dialogue, and forays into fluid stream-of-consciousness demonstrate in lighter form the literary techniques that the young author later came to be so celebrated for.

William Faulkner''s "The Sound and the Fury" is a groundbreaking novel that employs a unique narrative structure and a stream-of-consciousness style to delve into the complexities of the Compson family, set in a decaying Southern plantation society. Divided into four sections, each with varying perspectives—including that of Benjy, a mentally disabled man—the novel reveals the disintegration of an aristocratic family over time, capturing themes of time, memory, and the struggle against an inevitable decline. Faulkner''s intricate use of symbolism, shifting timelines, and rich, lyrical prose immerses the reader in the psychological depths of his characters, showcasing the broader societal decay in early 20th-century America. Faulkner, born in Mississippi, drew on his Southern roots and profound sense of place to create this poignant narrative. His experiences during World War I, coupled with his keen observations of the changing South, deeply influenced his writing. The tensions of race, identity, and familial loyalty woven throughout "The Sound and the Fury" reflect Faulkner''s introspection and desire to articulate the profound struggles of humanity amid historical upheaval. This seminal work is essential for anyone interested in American literature and its exploration of human consciousness. Faulkner''s vivid characterizations and innovative stylistic choices invite readers to engage deeply with the text, making it a remarkably rewarding experience for both scholars and casual readers alike.

In ''Light in August,'' William Faulkner intricately weaves a narrative that explores themes of identity, race, and the search for belonging in the post-Civil War American South. With his characteristic stream-of-consciousness style, Faulkner presents a tapestry of interrelated characters, including the enigmatic Lena Grove and the tragic Joe Christmas, set against the backdrop of the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. The novel''s rich symbolism and nonlinear structure challenge conventional narrative forms, reflecting the tumultuous social dynamics of its time and the fractured nature of human experience. William Faulkner, a towering figure in modernist literature, was deeply influenced by the cultural and historical complexities of his Southern upbringing. Growing up in Mississippi, Faulkner''s experiences with racial tensions and the remnants of Southern aristocracy shaped his worldview and literary themes. His deep understanding of human psychology and social issues informed his portrayal of morally ambiguous characters, making ''Light in August'' a profound exploration of the human condition. This novel is essential for readers seeking to understand the nuances of American literature and its engagement with critical social issues. Faulkner''s eloquent prose and masterful character development offer a compelling lens through which to examine the legacy of the South, making ''Light in August'' not just a book, but an experience that resonates with contemporary readers.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Soldiers'' Pay" by William Faulkner. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Hamlet" by William Faulkner. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

A Fable tells the story of Corporal Stephen, an allegorical figure whose traitorous actions stop, briefly, fighting in a small part of the front in France during the First World War. Told from various perspectives, A Fable explores the humanity of war and the nature of power. Author William Faulkner considered A Fable to be his masterpiece, and laboured more than a decade on the manuscript. The novel won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and is now considered one of the major works in Faulkner’s canon. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

This sequel to Faulkner’s most sensational, Sanctuary, was written twenty years later but takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in Sanctuary. Temple is now married to Gowan Stevens. The book begins when the death sentence is pronounced on the nurse Nancy for the murder of Temple and Gowan’s child. Told partly in prose, partly in play form, Requiem for a Nun is a haunting exploration of the impact of the past on the present.

“I’m a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can’t and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing that, only then does he take up novel writing.” —William Faulkner Winner of the National Book Award Forty-two stories make up this magisterial collection by the writer who stands at the pinnacle of modern American fiction. Compressing an epic expanse of vision into hard and wounding narratives, Faulkner’s stories evoke the intimate textures of place, the deep strata of history and legend, and all the fear, brutality, and tenderness of the human condition. These tales are set not only in Yoknapatawpha County, but in Beverly Hills and in France during World War I. They are populated by such characters as the Faulknerian archetypes Flem Snopes and Quentin Compson, as well as by ordinary men and women who emerge so sharply and indelibly in these pages that they dwarf the protagonists of most novels.

The Mansion completes Faulkner’s great trilogy of the Snopes family in the mythical county of Yoknapatawpha, Mississippi, which also includes The Hamlet and The Town. Beginning with the murder of Jack Houston and ending with the murder of Flem Snopes, it traces the downfall of the indomitable post-bellum family who managed to seize control of the town of Jefferson within a generation.

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.

"What a pleasure! . . . Essential for understanding Faulkner, and a good read for everybody." --Noel Polk

In this feverishly beautiful novel—originally titled If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem—William Faulkner interweaves two narratives, each wholly absorbing in its own right, each subtly illuminating the other. In New Orleans in 1937, a man and a woman embark on a headlong flight into the wilderness of illicit passion, fleeing her husband and the temptations of respectability. In Mississippi ten years earlier, a convict sets forth across a flooded river, risking his own chance at freedom to rescue a pregnant woman. From these separate stories Faulkner composes a symphony of deliverance and damnation, survival and self-sacrifice, a novel in which elemental danger is juxtaposed with fatal injuries of the spirit. The Wild Palms is grandly inventive, heart-stopping in its prose, and suffused on every page with the physical presence of the country that Faulkner made his own.

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 debutante Temple Drake, who introduces her own form of venality into the Memphis underworld where she is being held.

From the Modern Library’s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner—also available are Snopes, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, and Absalom, Absalom! William Faulkner was a master of the short story. Most of the pieces in this collection are drawn from the greatest period in his writing life, the fifteen or so years beginning in 1929, when he published The Sound and the Fury. They explore many of the themes found in the novels and feature characters of small-town Mississippi life that are uniquely Faulkner’s. In “A Rose for Emily,” the first of his stories to appear in a national magazine, a straightforward, neighborly narrator relates a tale of love, betrayal, and murder. The vicious family of the Snopes trilogy turns up in “Barn Burning,” about a son’s response to the activities of his arsonist father. And Jason and Caddy Compson, two other inhabitants of Faulkner’s mythical Yoknapatawpha County, are witnesses to the terrorizing of a pregnant black laundress in “That Evening Sun.” These and the other stories gathered here attest to the fact that Faulkner is, as Ralph Ellison so aptly noted, “the greatest artist the South has produced.” Including these stories: “Barn Burning” “Two Soldiers” “A Rose for Emily” “Dry September” “That Evening Sun” “Red Leaves” “Lo!” “Turnabout” “Honor” “There Was a Queen” “Mountain Victory” “Beyond” “Race at Morning”

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.

A true 20th-century classic from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Sound and the Fury: the famed harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. As I Lay Dying is one of the most influential novels in American fiction in structure, style, and drama. Narrated in turn by each of the family members, including Addie herself as well as others, the novel ranges in mood from dark comedy to the deepest pathos. “I set out deliberately to write a tour-de-force. Before I ever put pen to paper and set down the first word I knew what the last word would be and almost where the last period would fall.” —William Faulkner on As I Lay Dying This edition reproduces the corrected text of As I Lay Dying as established in 1985 by Noel Polk.

“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, on receiving the Nobel Prize Go Down, Moses is composed of seven interrelated stories, all of them set in Faulkner’s mythic Yoknapatawpha County. From a variety of perspectives, Faulkner examines the complex, changing relationships between blacks and whites, between man and nature, weaving a cohesive novel rich in implication and insight.

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Reprinted from Collected Stories of William Faulkner, by permission of Random House, Inc.

In this book, an unnamed reporter for a local newspaper, tries to understand a trio of flyers on the barnstorming circuit.

This grand misadventure is the story of three unlikely thieves, or reivers: 11-year-old Lucius Priest and two of his family''s retainers. In 1905, these three set out from Mississippi for Memphis in a stolen motorcar. The astonishing and complicated results reveal Faulkner as a master of the picaresque. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

The story of an old Southern tragedy which befalls the Sutpen family. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.