Book description
This is a collection of the very best of William Faulkner's short stories. Included are classics of short-form fiction such as 'A Bear Hunt', 'A Rose for Emily', 'Two Soldiers' and 'The Brooch'. Faulkner's ability to compress his epic vision into narratives of such grace and tragic intensity defines him…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Collected Stories of William Faulkner as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Even though this is a collection of short stories, it tells the story of Mississippi and the South in a way few have captured. I have recommended this book to dozens of people over the years who were looking to begin reading Mr. Faulkner’s work.
The stories about Native American culture (Red Leaves, A Justice, and Lo) are insightful and completely changed my thinking about that culture. The stories of small-town life come alive in unique and disturbing ways, but they are always inventive and deep. I love these stories and the fact that even after eighty or ninety years,…
From Willy's list on Southern culture.
It's
almost impossible to dive into Southern Gothic narratives without exploring the
work of William Faulkner at some point, and his collected stories are a great
place to start. Specifically, the story "A Rose for Emily" pretty much created the Southern Gothic literary genre. The writing is
beautiful, evocative, haunting, and a springboard for the aspirations of many
Southern writers, myself included.
From Mitch's list on to summon the off-kilter beauty of the grotesque.
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Patrick, a married man in his early thirties with a white-collar job as his identity and alcohol as his salve, works himself to the bone, breaks down, and goes to Vegas with his friends - fellow hedonists under thin corporate veneers - to recoup his debts through blackjack. The weekend…
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