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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 Cuthbert 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 novels.  Prior to the award Faulkner's works were mostly out-of-print.

'''William Cuthbert 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 novels.  Prior to the award, Faulkner's works were mostly out-of-print.  Though portrayed as [[liberal]], he penned the [[conservative]] ''Requiem for a Nun'' (1951) about a woman overcoming her troubled past.

A favorite of [[liberal]]s in the second half of the 20th century, and mandatory reading for high school students, Faulkner's frequent reliance on the N-word in many of his novels has marginalized him today.  Faulkner also made public statements that would be considered racially offensive now.  He lied throughout his life about war injuries he never had.  Yet in some non-racial ways Faulkner was quite [[conservative]].

A favorite of [[liberal]]s in the second half of the 20th century, and mandatory reading for high school students, Faulkner's frequent reliance on the N-word in many of his novels has marginalized him today.  Faulkner also made public statements that would be considered racially offensive now.  He lied throughout his life about war injuries he never had.  Yet in some non-racial ways Faulkner was quite [[conservative]].