However, Faulkner spent much of his time observing ordinary townspeople as well, and this is why he was able to capture the voice of the common people of Jefferson in the character of the narrator.He won two Pulitzer Prizes, a National Book Award, and the Nobel Prize for Literature.
His first short story collection, These 13 (1931), includes "A Rose for Emily", "Red Leaves", "That Evening Sun", and "Dry September".
Major Works
Three novels, The Hamlet, The Town and The Mansion, known collectively as the Snopes Trilogy
Faulkner belonged to a once-wealthy family of former plantation owners. Both parents came from wealthy families reduced to genteel (上流社会的) poverty by the Civil War.
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