BOOKS by William Faulkner

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1	As I Lay Dying more books like this by William Faulkner The death and burial of Addie Bundren is told by members of her family, as they cart the coffin to Jefferson, Mississippi, to bury her among her people. And as the intense desires, fears and rivalries of the family are revealed in the vernacular of the Deep South, Faulkner presents a portrait of extraordinary power - as epic as the Old Testament, ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.72! \| first editions
2	Sound and the Fury more books like this by William Faulkner Ever since the first furore was created on its publication in 1929, "The Sound and the Fury" has been considered one of the key novels of this century. Depicting the gradual disintegration of the Compson family through four fractured narratives, "The Sound and the Fury" explores intense, passionate family relationships where there is no love, only ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.09! \| first editions
3	The Sound and the Fury: The Corrected Text more books like this by William Faulkner THE SOUND AND THE FURY, Faulkner's fourth novel (1929), is his first true masterpiece. Depicting the decline of the once aristocratic Compson family, the novel is composed of four stream-of-consciousness narratives, each told by a different character with his or her own way of relating events. The first is sweet, gentle Benjy Compson, who at the ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.71! \| first editions
4	Light in August more books like this by William Faulkner A landmark in American fiction, "Light in August" explores Faulkner's central theme: the nature of evil. Joe Christmas - a man doomed, deracinated and alone - wanders the Deep South in search of an identity, and a place in society. After killing his perverted God-fearing lover, it becomes inevitable that he is pursued by a lynch-hungry mob. Yet ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £6.51! \| first editions
5	Sanctuary more books like this by William Faulkner SANCTUARY is Faulkner's most notorious novel; its sensational subject matter was particularly disturbing to the inhabitants of his home town of Oxford, Mississippi, many of whom felt Faulkner presented a distorted picture of their community. The novel tells the story of Temple Drake, an Alabama debutante who falls under the influence of a sinister ... see all copies from £2.09! new only from £6.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Light in August: The Corrected Text more books like this by William Faulkner William Faulkner's 1932 novel, LIGHT IN AUGUST, takes place in the first two decades of the 20th century. Its characters are mostly marginal outcasts, but most of the story concerns Joe Christmas, an orphaned man with a mysterious past who believes himself to be part black and is, accordingly, shunned--until he meets a tragic and gruesome end at ... see all copies from £3.81! new only from £7.77! \| first editions
7	Absalom Absalom more books like this by William Faulkner Narrated by Quentin Compson, the suicide in "The Sound and the Fury", this is the tale of Thomas Sutpen, a poor White who dreams of founding a dynasty. His refusal to accept his wife's Negro blood initiates a bloody train of events to create a vision of doom of the American South. see all copies from £1.57! new only from £6.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Go Down Moses more books like this by William Faulkner GO DOWN, MOSES is a cycle of seven interrelated episodes (including the much-anthologized story, "The Bear") examining the complex, changing relationships among the descendents of the McCaslin family in Faulkner's mythical Yoknapatawpha County, in northern Mississippi. The novel recounts the early days of Lucius Quintus Carothers McCaslin, and ... see all copies from £2.61! new only from £9.79! \| first editions
9	Absalom, Absalom!: The Corrected Text more books like this by William Faulkner ABSALOM, ABSALOM! is often considered to be Faulkner's greatest book, and one of his most compelling explorations of race, gender, and the burdens of the past. The plot revolves around the character of Thomas Sutpen, son of poor whites in Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County. Densely written and notoriously "difficult," the novel explores the ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.94! \| first editions
10	Unvanquished more books like this by William Faulkner In a series of episodes set during and after the American Civil War, the author profiles the people of the South, who might surrender but could never be vanquished. The characters are largely based on Faulkner's own family, and in particular, his extraordinary great-grandfather. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £8.86! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Sound and the Fury: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Contexts, Criticism more books like this by William Faulkner, David Minter (Editor) This edition of Faulkner's novel is accompanied by six new critical essays, a revised backgrounds section, notes on cultural and historical contexts and a revised bibliography. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.77! \| first editions
12 view cover	Oprah's Book Club 2005 Summer Selection a Summer of Faulkner: As I Lay Dying/The Sound and the Fury/Light in August more books like this by William Faulkner Oprah Winfrey's demanding but rewarding reading selection for summer, 2005, is actually three novels, all by William Faulkner. Included are AS I LAY DYING, a stream-of-consciousness novel narrated from 15 different points of view, about the efforts of a family of poor whites to transport the dead body of Addie, the matriarch, for burial back to ... see all copies from £7.55! new only from £15.52!
13 view cover	Collected Stories more books like this by William Faulkner This collection of stories embodies the essence of Yoknapatawpha County, the imaginary Mississippi kingdom created by William Faulkner. They reflect a world steeped in sin, and feature themes of the hunt; violence and friction between black and white; and the past living in the present. see all copies from £3.46! new only from £12.36! \| first editions
14 view cover	Fable more books like this by William Faulkner Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1955, William Faulkner's A FABLE is an allegorical novel about a French corporal--meant to be seen as a Christ figure--during World War I. In perhaps his most ambitious work, Faulkner abandoned Yoknapatawpha County, and set A FABLE largely in the trenches of France. He spent more ... see all copies from £5.22! new only from £9.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Intruder in the Dust more books like this by William Faulkner The story of an elderly black farmer arrested for the murder of a white man and threatened by a lynch mob in America's Deep South. A characteristically Faulknerian tale of dark omen, its sole ray of hope the character of a young white boy who repays on old favour by proving the farmer's innocence. see all copies from £2.07! new only from £9.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Reivers more books like this by William Faulkner The tale of three Mississippi travellers in Memphis. Set in the early years of the 20th century, the book explores the contradictions of a society at the crossroads of the modern age, traditional but still vigorous, combining old-world politeness with brutality. see all copies from £4.97! new only from £9.19! \| first editions
17 view cover	Mosquitoes more books like this by William Faulkner This 1927 satirical novel is set in New Orleans, where Faulkner lived briefly as a young man. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Sartoris more books like this by William Faulkner SARTORIS is Faulkner's first novel to be set in Yoknapatawpha County, the fictional locale that was to preoccupy him throughout his career--though here it is called "Yocona." The story of a disillusioned and world-weary Southern soldier returning home from World War I, SARTORIS also introduces several of Faulkner's main themes: the decline of an ... see all copies from £5.71! new only from £12.29! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Hamlet more books like this by William Faulkner Set in Frenchman's Bend, Mississippi, this is the introductory novel in William Faulkner's sweeping "Snopes" trilogy. In THE HAMLET, the ruthless Flem Snopes rises from poverty to power in Frenchman's Bend with the help of a powerful local landowner, Will Varner. When Varner's daughter, Eula, becomes pregnant by another man, Flem marries her- ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £10.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Mansion more books like this by William Faulkner In THE MANSION, the final novel in the Faulkner's celebrated "Snopes" trilogy, Flem Snopes meets his death at the hands of a vengeful relative, Mink Snopes. see all copies from £1.49! new only from £8.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Three Famous Short Novels: Spotted Horses Old Man the Bear more books like this by William Faulkner Three different ways to approach Faulkner, each of them representative of his work as a whole. Includes 'Spotted Horses,' 'Old Man,' and his famous 'The Bear.' see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.99! \| first editions
22 view cover	Soldiers Pay more books like this by William Faulkner This is a post war story of a wounded, helpless and dying officer returning home to his father and his fickle sweetheart in Georgia. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £9.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Knight's Gambit more books like this by William Faulkner In William Faulkner's short fiction, he further explores many of the themes and characters of his novels--all part of the continuing saga of Mississippi past and present that consumed Faulkner as a writer all his life. see all copies from £3.08! new only from £8.02! \| first editions
24 view cover	Requiem for a Nun more books like this by William Faulkner Nancy, a black nursemaid in America's Deep South, is about to be hanged for killing her mistress's baby. The lawyer, Gavin Stevens, compels the mistress to confess the reason for Nancy's crime. The law takes its course; but justice, in Faulkner's sense, has been done. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £9.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	William Faulkner: Novels 1930-1935: As I Lay Dying/Sanctuary/Light in August/Pylon more books like this by William Faulkner The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to ... see all copies from £13.49! new only from £16.94! \| first editions

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