William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer. He is best known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, a stand-in for Lafayette County where he spent most of his life. Winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers of American literature, often considered the greatest writer of Southern literature and regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.
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1930
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Following the funeral of reclusive Southern spinster Emily Grierson in Jefferson, Mississippi, townspeople force open a bridal chamber locked for forty years to uncover a chilling secret.
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Lighthearted
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Contemplative
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Direct & Minimalist
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Realistic / Mimetic
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The Best American Short Stories of the Century
Jan 1, 1999
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The Oxford Book of Short Stories
Jan 1, 1981
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Great American Short Stories
Jan 1, 2002
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