Becoming Faulkner: The Art and Life of William Faulkner

by Philip M. Weinstein and Philip Weinstein

Book Overview

William Faulkner was the greatest American novelist of the twentieth century, yet he lived a life marked by a pervasive sense of failure. Throughout his career, he remained haunted by his inability to master a series of personal and professional challenges: his less-than-heroic military career; the loss of his brother in an airplane crash; a disappointing stint as a Hollywood screenwriter; and a destructive bout with alcoholism. In this imaginative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195341538
• ISBN13: 9780195341539
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"