Selected Short Stories
Selected Short Stories by William Faulkner, published by Random House Publishing Group on May 18, 1993, is a reissue edition featuring 320 pages in English. This collection showcases Faulkner’s mastery of the short story form, primarily drawn from his prolific writing period beginning in 1929. The stories delve into themes prevalent in his novels, portraying the complexities of small-town life in Mississippi through a range of characters and narratives.
Readers will encounter notable works such as “A Rose for Emily,” “Barn Burning,” and “That Evening Sun,” which reflect Faulkner’s unique storytelling style and psychological depth. The collection includes tales that explore love, betrayal, and the intricacies of familial relationships, all set against the backdrop of Faulkner’s fictional Yoknapatawpha County. This edition serves as a testament to Faulkner’s literary significance and offers a comprehensive look at his contributions to the genre of short fiction.
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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”
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