William Faulkner
Paperback | Pages: 900 pages Rating: 4.25 | 7215 Users | 188 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Collected Stories |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679764038 |
| Literary Awards: | National Book Award for Fiction (1951) |
Narrative To Books Collected Stories
“A Bear Hunt,” “A Rose for Emily,” “Two Soldiers,” “Victory,” “The Brooch,” “Beyond”—these are among the forty-two stories that make up this magisterial collection by the writer who stands at the pinnacle of modern American fiction. Compressing an epic expanse of vision into narratives as hard and wounding as bullets, William Faulkner’s stories evoke the intimate textures of place, the deep strata of history and legend, and all the fear, brutality, and tenderness of which human beings are capable. 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 (“A Justice”) as well as ordinary men and women who emerge in these pages so sharply and indelibly that they dwarf the protagonists of most novels. --back cover Contains: Barn burning -- Shingles for the Lord -- The tall men -- A bear hunt -- Two soldiers -- Shall not perish -- A rose for Emily -- Hair -- Centaur in brass -- Dry September -- Death drag -- Elly -- Uncle Willy -- Mule in the yard -- That will be fine -- That evening sun -- Red leaves -- A justice -- A courtship -- Lo! -- Ad Astra -- Victory -- Crevasse -- Turnabout -- All the dead pilots -- Wash -- Honor -- Dr. Martino -- Fox hunt -- Pennsylvania Station -- Artist at home -- The brooch -- My Grandmother Millard -- Golden land -- There was a queen -- Mountain victory -- Beyond -- Black music -- The leg -- Mistral -- Divorce in Naples -- Carcassonne.Define About Books Collected Stories
| Title | : | Collected Stories |
| Author | : | William Faulkner |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 1st Vintage International edition (US/CAN) |
| Pages | : | Pages: 900 pages |
| Published | : | 1995 by Vintage International (first published 1948) |
| Categories | : | Short Stories. Fiction. Classics. Literature |
Rating About Books Collected Stories
Ratings: 4.25 From 7215 Users | 188 ReviewsColumn About Books Collected Stories
Awesome Book. Loved It.
42 short stories, most range from 20 to 30 pages long giving each story time to develop and be satisfying, not a bad story here, all of them are worth reading and cover all of Faulkner's themes ~ love, race, family, history, community. 10 highlights are: "barn burning" "a rose for emily" "hair" "that will be fine" "that evening sun" "ad astra" "the brooch" "golden land" "mistral" and "the tall men"
Faulkner is worth the extra effort. Give me Faulkner over Hemingway and Fitzgerald any day.
I am recommending any Faulkner that contains "A Rose for Emily". My favorite story of all time, no competition. A must read. Read it aloud to someone, or a group, and get their reaction. Much better than watching the audience jump when you know (as a multiple time viewer) when the shark is coming in the movie Jaws, as an illustration. Wonderfully nuanced and written with such an eye for detail.
I would never give anything Faulkner wrote under five stars, but the width and breadth of his storytelling is astounding. He is a remarkable writer and I find each story to be so different, but with connections of themes and places and sometimes people. There are definitely stories in this collection that I will return to again. Loved this. It took my a few months but it was worth it to savor each story.
a man sees further looking out of the dark upon the light than a man does in the light and looking out upon the light - William FaulknerFaulkner is a brilliant story teller, he has a true gift for presenting uncomfortable social dynamics that are raw and heart piercing.
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