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'''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.

'''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]].

 

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

Faulkner is most famous for writing ''The Sound and the Fury'' (1929), ''As I Lay Dying'' (1930),<ref>''As I Lay Dying'' contains 56,903 words and relatively high use of the passive voice. [http://prosecraft.io/library/william-faulkner/as-i-lay-dying/]</ref> and ''Absalom, Absalom!'' (1936).<ref>http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/faulkner.html</ref><ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1949/faulkner-bio.html</ref><ref>http://almaz.com/nobel/literature/1949a.html</ref><ref>http://www.booksfactory.com/writers/faulkner.htm</ref>

Faulkner is most famous for writing ''The Sound and the Fury'' (1929), ''As I Lay Dying'' (1930),<ref>''As I Lay Dying'' contains 56,903 words and relatively high use of the passive voice. [http://prosecraft.io/library/william-faulkner/as-i-lay-dying/]</ref> and ''Absalom, Absalom!'' (1936).<ref>http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/faulkner.html</ref><ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1949/faulkner-bio.html</ref><ref>http://almaz.com/nobel/literature/1949a.html</ref><ref>http://www.booksfactory.com/writers/faulkner.htm</ref>