William Faulkner

Faulkner's six dectective stories feature attorney Gavin Stevens, a recurring character from Faulkner's novels, as he investigates violent crimes. This newly restored edition presents the stories the way Faulkner intended them. Originally published in 1949, Knight's Gambit is a collection of six stories written in the 1930s and 1940s that focus on the criminal investigations of Gavin Stevens, the county attorney of Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, where so many of his famous novels are set. These stories originally appeared in magazines, where editors made substantial changes to Faulkner's manuscripts before publishing them. Some of these changes seem to have been intended to make the stories conform to prevailing styles, some were made for concision or propriety, and some to remove the regional "Southernness" of Faulkner's tales. Scholar John N. Duvall uncovered edited typescripts that revealed the deletions and changes and allowed him to restore these six stories to their original Faulknerian glory.

Nebolshoj roman, sozdannyj na osnove rannego tsikla rasskazov Folknera, nad kotorymi pisatel rabotal mnogo let, perepisyvaja ego i svodja v edinoe tseloe. Sem istorij iz zhizni malenkogo gorodka Joknapatofa vo vremja Grazhdanskoj vojny i Rekonstruktsii Juga, rasskazannykh vzroslejuschim Bajardom Sartorisom, kotoryj prokhodit put ot vostorzhennogo malchika do molodogo muzhchiny. Istorii o veselykh prikljuchenijakh, druzhbe, ljubvi i smerti. Istorii o vojne, kotoruju nikogda ne zabudut juzhane, schitajuschie sebja nepobezhdennymi.

"Kogda ja umirala" - roman-odisseja o desjati dnjakh zhizni fermerov Bandrenov, kotorye sobralis na pokhorony materi semejstva Addi. Unikalnost proizvedenija zakljuchaetsja v tom, chto v nem net ni slova avtorskoj rechi. Ves sjuzhet predstavljaet soboj tsep monologov chetyrnadtsati personazhej, sredi kotorykh i nezabyvaemyj monolog samoj Addi... "Svjatilische" - roman, kotoryj vyzval nastojaschij literaturnyj skandal. Odni kritiki nazyvali ego "grecheskoj tragediej s detektivnym sjuzhetom", a drugie obvinjali v amoralnosti i nepristo

Library of America caps its six-volume edition of William Faulkner's works with a volume gathering of all the stories he collected in his lifetime, in corrected texts Faulkner called the short story "the most demanding form after poetry" and wrote to an editor that "even to a collection of short stories, form, integration, is as important as to a novel--an entity of its own, single, set for one pitch, contrapuntal in integration, toward one end, one finale." Faulkner was a major practitioner of the short story form and keenly sensitive to its aesthetic demands. The Library of America edition of the collected writings of William Faulkner culminates with this volume presenting all the stories the author gathered for his book collections, in newly edited and authoritative texts. This is Faulkner as he was meant to be read. Faulkner's monumental Collected Stories (1950) presented the author's first two collections, These Thirteen (1931) and Doctor Martino (1934), along with seventeen new stories, all carefully selected and arranged by the author; Knight's Gambit (1949) collected six stories about attorney Gavin Stevens' detective work; and in Big Woods (1955) Faulkner gathered four hunting stories connected with interstitial material. This volume presents these three collections as carefully arranged by Faulkner, with new authoritative and corrected texts that best represent Faulkner's intentions for the stories. Here are such well-known stories as "A Rose for Emily," "Barn Burning," and "A Bear Hunt," as well as some of his most poetic--"Carcassone"--and less known, such as "The Tall Men," "Elly," and "Uncle Willy." Also included are Faulkner's stories "The Hound" (collected in Doctor Martino but omitted by the author from Collected Stories), "Spotted Horses," Faulkner's fictionalized autobiographical essay "Mississippi," as well as his Nobel Prize acceptance speech and helpful explanatory notes by Faulkner scholar Theresa M. Towner.

William Faulkner's first novel is one of the most compelling works of American fiction to emerge from the First World War. A wounded veteran's homecoming is at the center of Faulkner's first novel. Badly scarred in body and mind, and unable to remember much, Donald Mahon is brought home at the end of the World War I by a fellow soldier and a young war widow they befriend on the train. Mahon's arrival is a shock to his hometown, however, for he had long since been reported dead. His flighty young fiancee is caught between her revulsion at his condition and her sense of duty, while Mahon's father greets his unexpected survival first with joy and then with a determined denial of what his grievous injuries mean. As events unfold, alliances are formed and broken, sacrifices are made, and Faulkner deftly invests his heartbreaking tale with some of the deeper themes that would come to mark his later masterpieces.

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.

En av 1900-talets stora nydanande romanerDen förståndshandikappade Benjy har inget språk, han kan bara uttrycka sig genom att vråla. Saknaden efter systern Caddie, den rebelliska, som har förskjutits från hemmet, smärtar lika mycket som hans försök att förstå varför hon är borta. Hans bröder, den grubblande Quentin och cynikern Jason, är på skilda sätt delaktiga i Caddies och familjen Compsons tragedi. I tre inre monologer - associativa, sökande, men också begränsade av respektive föreställningsvärld - framträder ett drama som sträcker sig över decennier och griper djupt in i livet i Yoknapatawpha County, den fiktiva plats i sydstaterna där många av William Faulkners romaner utspelar sig. I Stormen och vreden blir det berättelsen om Dilsey, familjen Comptons svarta trotjänare, som avslutar romanen och fördjupar brödernas historier med distans och utifrånperspektiv. Stormen och vreden är William Faulkners mest kända roman. Med sitt nyskapande sätt att berätta gav den avgörande impulser till 1900-talets fortsatta romankonst. I översättning av Gunnar Barklund och med ett nyskrivet förord av författaren och förläggaren Gunnar Nirstedt. WILLIAM FAULKNER [1897-1962] föddes, levde och dog i Mississippi. Han debuterade som poet 1924 och skrev efter det några obemärkta romaner. Inte heller Stormen och vreden [1929] väckte någon vidare uppmärksamhet. Genombrottet kom först 1931 med romanen Det allra heligaste, vilket gjorde att även Stormen och vreden fick större spridning. William Faulkner tilldelades Nobelpriset i litteratur 1949.

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The authoritative text of Absalom, Absalom!, established by Noel Polk in 1986 and accompanied by Susan Scott Parrish’s introduction and explanatory footnotes.Two maps and five other images.A rich selection of background and contextual materials carefully arranged to draw readers into the American South of William Faulkner’s imagination. Topics include “Contemporary Reception,” “The Writer and His Work,” and “Historical Contexts.”Seventeen critical essays on the novel’s major themes, from classic literary critiques to recent scholarship on, among other topics, race, gender, and the environment.A chronology and a selected bibliography.

Mosquitoes, a 1927 novel from celebrated author and Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner, takes place in New Orleans and follows a group of socialites on a yacht trip on Lake Pontchartrain. The characters, including the wealthy art patron Mrs. Maurier and the young artist Peter, engage in conversations and discussions about art, literature, and their own personal lives while being plagued by mosquitoes. The backdrop of their mundane daily activities serves to focus the story on the personalities and relationships of the characters, including the overbearing sexual tension between the sexes. The novel delves into the themes of art, class, and the nature of being human.

Mosquitoes centers around a colorful assortment of passengers, out on a boating excursion from New Orleans. The rich and the aspiring, social butterflies and dissolute dilettantes are all easy game for Faulkner's barbed wit in this engaging high-spirited novel which offers a fascinating glimpse of Faulkner as a young artist.

Before William Faulkner won the Nobel Prize in Literature, he was the author of Soldiers' Pay, his first novel, published in 1926. Not as well known as his later works, Soldiers' Pay ventured into territory that would have been relatable for the era. World War I was wrapped up years earlier, but the wounds from that war, both physically and mentally, still festered. The consequences on families and relationships were enduring. Moreover, service in the military during wartime could leave one cynical and jaded. As there have been many wars since WWI, the themes Faulkner threaded between dysfunctional romances in Soldiers' Pay are ones that continue to resonate to this day.

Saligheden står på spil, da et ungt og nyforelsket par flygter tværs over Amerika, bort fra både ægteskab, børn og dagligdag.Ti år tidligere står den ligeledes på spil, da en straffefange tvinges uden for fængslets fredsommelige mure, ud på en vild og oversvømmet Mississippiflod, hvor opgaven bliver at redde en højgravid kvinde.Der er noget galt. Det viser sig nemlig, at den gravide kvinde slet ikke er den hjælpeløse prinsesse, som straffefangen ellers barnagtigt havde håbet på, at hun ville være, og det andet pars kærlighedshistorie … den starter ved sin katastrofale ende.De to handlingsforløb er ubeslægtede, men alligevel løfter de hinanden med deres skiftevist morsomme og mørke bidrag, så de tilsammen fortæller én samlet historie om både lidenskab og fortabelse, håb og selvopofrelse.Salmernes bog 137 vers 5 og 6:Hvis jeg glemmer dig, Jerusalem,må min højre hånd da blive lammet!Gid min tunge må klæbe til ganen,hvis jeg ikke husker på digog sætter dig højere end alt andet.Dette værk, som rummer to historier, har en særlig udgivelseshistorie. Da den første gang blev udgivet i 1939, havde redaktøren imod forfatterens ønsker ændret og censureret teksten og tilmed fjernet dens forenende titel, så bogen i stedet fik navn efter den ene af de to historier, nemlig ‘De vilde palmer’. Derefter blev bogen genudgivet i både 1946 og 1958, men uden den ene af de to historier, så kun ‘Den gamle’ stod tilbage. Derimellem, i 1954, blev historierne igen trykt sammen, dog denne gang uden den kontra­punktiske opstilling. Her er for første gang på dansk en oversættelse efter det originale ­manuskript under den tiltænkte titel ‘Hvis jeg glemmer dig, Jerusalem’.

In his debut novel, "Soldiers' Pay," William Faulkner deftly navigates the tumultuous landscape of post-World War I America, employing his signature stream-of-consciousness narrative style. Faulkner intricately weaves the personal traumas of returning soldiers with the broader societal upheavals of the era, creating a complex tapestry that explores themes of loss, disillusionment, and the search for identity. Set against the backdrop of the Southern United States, the novel is steeped in regional color and poignant character studies, making it an essential work in the canon of American literature. Faulkner, born in Mississippi in 1897, draws heavily on his Southern heritage to craft nuanced portrayals of his characters. His own experiences, including his service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War I, informed his understanding of the war's impact on both a personal and national level. This foundational work foreshadows the literary innovations that would characterize his later masterpieces, marking him as a pivotal figure in 20th-century literature. "Soldiers' Pay" is a vital read for those interested in the psychological depth of war literature and the intricate interplay of personal and societal struggles. Faulkner's exploration of the human condition resonates powerfully, inviting readers to reflect on the lasting scars of conflict and the quest for redemption.

William Faulkner's inspiration for his second novel, Mosquitoes (1927), was his involvement in the 1920s New Orleans creative community. Mosquitoes explores the themes of sexuality and the societal role of the artist as it follows a bohemian cast of characters on a four-day cruise aboard the yacht Nausikaa, which is owned by a wealthy patron of the arts. The excursion on Lake Pontchartrain offers an intriguing glimpse into the youth of one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century.

A group of soldiers travel by train across the United States in the aftermath of the First World War. One of them is horribly scarred, blind and almost entirely mute. Moved by his condition, a few civilian fellow travellers decided to see him home to Georgia, to a family who believed him dead, and a fianc e who grew tired of waiting. Faulkner's first novel deals powerfully with lives blighted by war.

"Gorod" - vtoraja kniga trilogii Uiljama Folknera "Derevushka", "Gorod", "Osobnjak", posvjaschennoj tragedii aristokratii amerikanskogo Juga. Semi vysshego obschestva okazalis pered muchitelnym vyborom - sokhranit bylye predstavlenija o chesti i vpast v nischetu ili porvat s proshlym i vlitsja v rjady bystro razbogatevshikh deltsov-nuvorishej.Tsinichnyj Flem Snoups nazhil sostojanie, priobrel respektabelnost i ves v obschestve. Odnako vskore emu predstoit stat ne tolko svidetelem, no i uchastnikom tragedii velikoj ljubvi, zhguchej revnosti i razrushitelnykh strastej...

"Zvuk i jarost" - glavnyj roman Folknera, ne edinozhdy ekranizirovannyj, vkhodjaschij v spisok 100 luchshikh anglojazychnykh romanov po versii zhurnala Time. Etu traditsionnuju dlja juzhnoj prozy "semejnuju dramu" o prestuplenii i intseste, strasti i iskuplenii obramljajut beskonechnye stilisticheski novatorskie nakhodki avtora, naibolee vazhnaja iz kotorykh - ispolzovanie priema "potoka soznanija". Mozhet pokazatsja, chto chitat takoj tekst slozhno - inogda v nem fakticheski otsutstvujut znaki prepinanija, nekotorye poprostu frazy ne zakoncheny. No blagodarja etomu my nachinaem luchshe ponimat geroev, bukvalno pronikaem v ikh dushi, chto proizvodit sovershenno oshelomljajuschij effekt.Perevodchik: Gurova Irina Gavrilovna