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[[File:William Faulkner.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Faulkner by Carl Van Vechten]]

[[File:William Faulkner.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Faulkner by Carl Van Vechten]]

'''William Faulkner''' (September 25, 1897 - July 6, 1962) was a Nobel and [[Pulitzer Prize|Pulitzer prize]] winning American [[author]]. He was a lifelong resident of [[Mississippi]], and its only Nobel laureate, winning the [[Nobel Prize]] for Literature in 1949. He was reportedly recommended to the committee by a [[Sweden|Swedish]] journalist who translated American novelists.  Prior to winning the famous prize his works were mostly out-of-print.

'''William Faulkner''' (September 25, 1897 - July 6, 1962) was a Nobel and [[Pulitzer Prize|Pulitzer prize]] winning American [[author]]. He was a lifelong resident of [[Mississippi]], and its only Nobel laureate, winning the [[Nobel Prize]] for Literature in 1949. He was reportedly recommended to the committee by a [[Sweden|Swedish]] journalist who translated American novelists.  Prior to winning the famous prize Faulkner's works were mostly out-of-print.

Essentially self-taught and [[homeschooling|homeschooled]], Faulkner never graduated from high school.  Both of his parents were from wealthy families which had lost everything due to the [[Civil War]].

Essentially self-taught and [[homeschooling|homeschooled]], Faulkner never graduated from high school.  Both of his parents were from wealthy families which had lost everything due to the [[Civil War]].