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William FaulknerSept 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962 C Considered one of the two greatest onsidered one of the two greatest American novelists of his eraAmerican novelists of his era w with Ernest ith Ernest HemingwayHemingwayOne of the representatives of One of the representatives of Southern Southern renaissancerenaissance in American literature in American literature1Family •Born in New Albany, Mississippi in 1897. Moved to Oxford, at the age of 4. •His father :unworthy descendants, not responsible to his family his mother: steadfast and persevering •He hoped to aspire to be like his great-grandfather, Colonel John Sartoris . great-grandfather: plantation owners, as well as soldiers, writer and politician; Colonel John Sartoris , created in Faulkner's works ,is on the basis of his great-grandfather.Mississippi :prototype（原型） of Yoknapatawpha约克纳帕塔法郡, Most of his works, set in Yoknapatawpha County, unfold the contradictions and conflicts of the South in the turbulent times.2As a Young Man•1914 the first world war. •dreamed of becoming a pilot in the army however was declined because of his height. •He later became a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, yet did not see any World War I wartime action.3Adulthood•For twenty years he worked in Hollywood writing several screen plays like Today We Live (1933) and Land of the Pharaos (1955) and producing many novels and short stories.•He later worked in Hollywood with Howard Hawks, a movie director who became a friend of him.4The End of His Life•Faulkner died July 6th, 1962 after suffering from a coronary occlusion (心肌梗塞心肌梗塞)•Up to his death he worked as a Writer-In-Residence at the University of Virginia in 19575Major Works:vOxford, poems --- prosev1924 The Mirble Faun 《《云石牧神云石牧神》》v1925, first novel Soldier’s Pay 《《军饷军饷》》vThe Sound and the Fury 《《喧嚣与骚动喧嚣与骚动》》v1930 As I lay Dying 《《我弥留之际我弥留之际》》v1931 Sanctuary 《《圣殿圣殿》》v1932 Light in August 《《八月之光八月之光》》v1936 Absalom, Absalom! 《《押沙龙！押沙龙！押沙龙！押沙龙！》》6v1942 Go Down, Moses 《《去吧，摩西去吧，摩西》》v1948: Intruder in the Dust 《《坟墓的闯入者坟墓的闯入者》》 v1946:The Portable Faulkner《《袖珍本福克纳选袖珍本福克纳选集集》》vA Rose for Emily《《献给艾米丽的玫瑰献给艾米丽的玫瑰》》vTrilogy of the Snopes familyThe Hamlet (1940) 《《村子村子》》The Town (1957) 《《小镇小镇》》The Mansion (1959)《《大宅大宅》》vShort Story collection:   The Unvanquished《《没有被征服的人没有被征服的人》》(1938)7Awards1.One of three finalists for the first Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Award(1946). 2.Nobel Prize Winner(1949)3.Pulitzer Winner twice:•A Fable(1955)•The Reivers(1963)4.   National Book Awards twice:•Collected Stories(1951)•A Fable(1955)5.   O. Henry Short Story Prize. •William Faulkner won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. 8Fame:•an American novelist and poet whose works feature his native state of Mississippi•regarded as one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century•one of the leading American writers in the literary history of the United States.•a representative of the writers using stream of consciousness9Major Themes of his Works•1. history and race•　He explains the present by examining the past, by telling the stories of several generations of family to show how history changes life. •He was interested in the relationship between blacks and whites, especially concerned about the problems of the people who were of the mixed race of black and white, unacceptable to both races.•2. Deterioration•3. Conflicts between generations, classes, races, man and environment•4. Horror, violence and the abnormal10Thank you !If you want to have a better understanding of this outstanding writer, please read his works.11。