Faulkner: A Biography. By Joseph Blotner. New York: Random House, 1974.

Until the publication of The Sound and the Fury, October 7, 1929, William Faulkner knew more rejection than acceptance. Sartoris, published early the same year, had received mixed reviews, and Faulkner was "disappointed and discouraged by its reception" (Blotner: 236). However, The Sound...

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Main Author: Eileen Klink
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Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 1990-01-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/8802
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