Faulkner, William 1897-1962

The sound and the fury by William Faulkner ( Book )
457 editions published between 1900 and 2011 in 35 languages and held by 6,128 libraries worldwide
Retells the tragic times of the Compson family, including beautiful, rebellious Caddy; manchild Benjy; haunted, neurotic Quentin; Jason, the brutal cynic; and Dilsey, their Black servant.

Light in August by William Faulkner ( Book )
285 editions published between 1932 and 2011 in 32 languages and held by 5,426 libraries worldwide
Joe Christmas does not know whether he is black or white. Faulkner makes of Joe's tragedy a powerful indictment of racism; at the same time Joe's life is a study of the divided self and becomes a symbol of 20th century man. Light in August is the story of Lena Grove's search for the father of her unborn child, and features one of Faulkner's most memorable characters: Joe Christmas, a desperate drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.

As I lay dying by William Faulkner ( Book )
240 editions published between 1930 and 2011 in 27 languages and held by 5,309 libraries worldwide
At the heart of this 1930 novel is the Bundren family's bizarre journey to Jefferson to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Faulkner lets each family member--including Addie--and others along the way tell their private responses to Addie's life. As I Lay Dying is the harrowing, darkly comic tale of the Bundren family's trek across Mississippi to bury Addie, their wife and mother, as told by each of the family members--including Addie herself.

Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner ( Book )
214 editions published between 1936 and 2010 in 25 languages and held by 4,637 libraries worldwide
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him."

The reivers, a reminiscence by William Faulkner ( Book )
108 editions published between 1962 and 2010 in 22 languages and held by 4,424 libraries worldwide
The adventures of a Mississippi innocent who, with two older friends, "borrows" his grandfather's automobile one day in 1905 and heads for Memphis.

Sanctuary by William Faulkner ( Book )
299 editions published between 1930 and 2011 in 28 languages and held by 4,073 libraries worldwide
Southern story of cruelty and perversion, about a young college girl who falls under the spell of a gangster bootlegger. Precedes "Requiem for a Nun."

Intruder in the dust by William Faulkner ( Book )
183 editions published between 1940 and 2010 in 23 languages and held by 3,872 libraries worldwide
Dramatizes the events that surround the murder of a white man in a volatile Southern community.

Go down, Moses by William Faulkner ( Book )
161 editions published between 1940 and 2011 in 18 languages and held by 3,649 libraries worldwide
Includes the novella The bear.

Collected stories of William Faulkner by William Faulkner ( Book )
32 editions published between 1930 and 2007 in English and German and held by 3,395 libraries worldwide
Forty-two American short stories.

The hamlet by William Faulkner ( Book )
160 editions published between 1931 and 2009 in 18 languages and held by 3,340 libraries worldwide
Traces the growing power of Flem Snopes, a white-trash farmer, in the Mississippi town of Frenchman's Bend.