William Faulkner Biographical . W illiam Faulkner (1897-1962), who came from an old southern family, grew up in Oxford, Mississippi. He joined the Canadian, and later the British, Royal Air Force during the First World War, studied for a while at the University of Mississippi, and temporarily worked for a New York bookstore and a New Orleans newspaper.

William Faulkner, ritratto dal fotografo Carl Van Vechten. Premio Nobel per la letteratura 1949. William Cuthbert Faulkner, nato Falkner (New Albany, 25 settembre 1897 – Byhalia, 6 luglio 1962), è stato uno scrittore, sceneggiatore, poeta e drammaturgo statunitense, insignito del Premio Nobel per la letteratura nel 1949.. Considerato uno dei più importanti romanzieri …

William Cuthbert Faulkner (/ ˈ f ɔː k n ər /; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most of his life.A Nobel Prize laureate, Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers of American literature and is considered the …

William Cuthbert Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer. One of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, his reputation is based mostly on his novels, novellas, and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter.

William Faulkner received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1950. Prize share: 1/1 . Life . During William Faulkner’s upbringing in Mississippi, his mother Maud, grandmother Leila and the family’s African-American nanny, Caroline “Callie” Barr, played an important role in his artistic development. Maud and Leila painted, photographed ...

Prize. Each prize is awarded by a separate committee; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Economics; the Karolinska Institute awards the Prize in Physiology or Medicine; and the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Prize in Peace. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award that has varied throughout …

O Nobel de Literatura (em sueco: Nobelpriset i litteratur) é concedido anualmente pela Academia Sueca a autores que fizeram notáveis contribuições ao campo da literatura. É um dos cinco Prêmios Nobel criados em razão do desejo expresso pelo testamento de Alfred Nobel em 1895, atribuídos para contribuições destacáveis em química, física, literatura, paz e fisiologia ou …

Nobel Prize–winning American author William Faulkner. Overview. The novel focuses on Lucas Beauchamp, a black farmer accused of murdering a white man. He is exonerated through the efforts of black and white ... In a 1949 contemporary analysis of Faulkner's work, ...

Sep 16, 2022 · William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize–winning novelist who wrote challenging prose and created the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. He is best known for such novels as 'The Sound and the Fury' and ...

William Faulkner 594 books 8,339 followers. William Cuthbert Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer. One of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, his reputation is based mostly on his novels, novellas, and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter.