William Faulkner (1897-1962) once said of his novels and stories,
""I am telling the same story over and over, which is myself and
the world."" This biography provides an overview of the life and
career of the famous author, demonstrating the interrelationships
of that life, centered in Oxford, Mississippi, with the characters
and events of his fictional world. The book begins with a chapter
on Faulkner's most famous ancestor, W. C. Falkner, ""the Old
Colonel,"" who greatly influenced both the content and the form of
Faulkner's fiction. Robert W. Hamblin then proceeds to examine the
highlights of Faulkner's biography, from his childhood to his
youthful days as a fledgling poet, through his time in New Orleans,
the creation of Yoknapatawpha, the years of struggle and his season
of prolific genius, and through his time in Hollywood and his
winning of the Nobel Prize. The book concludes with a description
of his last years as a revered author, cultural ambassador, and
university writer-in-residence. In his Nobel Prize acceptance
speech, Faulkner spoke of ""the agony and sweat of the human
spirit"" that goes into artistic creation. For Faulkner, that
struggle was especially acute. Poor and neglected for much of his
life, suffering from chronic depression and alcoholism, and unhappy
in his personal life, Faulkner overcame tremendous obstacles to
achieve literary success. One of the major themes of his novels and
stories remains endurance, and his biography exhibits that quality
in abundance. Faulkner the man endured and ultimately prevailed.
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