{"product_id":"william-faulkner-kirk-curnutt-9781780239989","title":"William Faulkner","description":"\u003ci\u003eWilliam Faulkner\u003c\/i\u003e examines the life and work of the American modernist whose experiments in style and form radically challenged not only the experience of time in narrative, but also conceptions of the American South, race, and the explosive fear of miscegenation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning with the 1929 publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Sound and the Fury\u003c\/i\u003e (his fourth novel), Faulkner produced a dazzling series of masterpieces in rapid order, including \u003ci\u003eAs I Lay Dying\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLight in August\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAbsalom, Absalom \u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eGo Down, Moses\u003c\/i\u003e--novels and stories that alternately exhilarated and exasperated critics and left readers gasping to keep pace with his storytelling innovations. Transforming his hometown of Oxford, Mississippi, into the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Faulkner created his own microcosm in which compassion and personal honor struggle to stand up to the violence, lust, and greed of the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As prolific as Faulkner was, however, the career of this Nobel laureate was neither easy nor carefree. He was perpetually strapped for cash, burdened with supporting a large extended family, ambivalent toward his marriage, and vulnerable to alcoholism. Honoring both the man and the artist, this book examines how Faulkner strained to balance these pressures and pursue his literary vision with single-minded determination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirk Curnutt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178023998X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780239989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019","brand":"Kirk Curnutt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984272425215,"sku":"9781780239989","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f2a7f2a-3600-4743-8d69-8f4abf0bf6ab.jpg?v=1683271438","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/william-faulkner-kirk-curnutt-9781780239989","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}