Novelist · 1897 – 1962
William Faulkner
Little-Known Facts
- He mapped and populated his fictional Yoknapatawpha County across many novels and stories.
- He worked as a Hollywood screenwriter to support himself between novels.
Myths & Misconceptions
Why is Faulkner considered difficult?
He uses long sentences, shifting narrators, and non-linear time to mirror memory and consciousness, which makes his novels demanding but richly rewarding.