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William Faulkner’s
Novels

	I’m a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can’t and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.
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Titles link to commentary on the novels. Those marked with a Mississippi map () indicate novels set in Yoknapatawpha County.	*Books for sale at*
Individual Novels
Soldiers’ Pay (1926) General Information, Plot Synopsis, and Commentary Additional Resources: A comprehensive list of characters with links to glossary definitions Recommended criticism Selected Bibliography	Soldiers’ Pay Liveright Publishers Paperback ISBN: 0871401665 Published 1996 (Reissue edition) With introduction by Frederick Karl

Mosquitoes (1927) General Information Additional Resources A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography	Mosquitoes Liveright Publishers Paperback ISBN: 0871401673 Published 1996 (Reissue edition) With introduction by Frederick R. Karl

Sartoris (1929) General Information Additional Resources A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography Trivia: “On Eagles' Wings”

The Sound and the Fury (1929) General Information, Plot Synopsis, and Commentary Additional Resources Information about Benjy’s and Quentin’s sections The source of the title A genealogical chart for the Compson family A comprehensive list of characters with links to glossary definitions Selected Bibliography Favorite Quotes: On Having a Sister On Raising a Niece Information about the film version of the novel. Trivia: Faulkner’s proposal to use colored ink; “Benjy’s brother”	The Sound and the Fury: The Corrected Text Vintage International Paperback ISBN: 0679732241 Published 1990 The Sound and the Fury: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds, and Contexts, Criticism Norton Critical Edition, 2nd Edition W.W. Norton Paperback ISBN: 0393964817 Published 1994

As I Lay Dying (1930) General Information, Plot Synopsis, and Commentary Additional Resources A comprehensive list of characters with links to glossary definitions A genealogical chart for the Bundren family, Recommended criticism Selected Bibliography Favorite Quotes On life, The reason for living On Death On love On Being pregnant On Being tricked On a son’s feeling toward his mother	As I Lay Dying: The Corrected Text Vintage International Paperback ISBN: 067973225X Published 1990

Sanctuary (1931) General Information Additional Resources A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography Film versions: The Story of Temple Drake and Sanctuary. Trivia: “A ‘Cheap Idea’...” “...But Not Too Cheap”	Sanctuary: The Corrected Text Vintage International Paperback ISBN: 0679748148 Published 1993

Light in August (1932) General Information Additional Resources: A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography Favorite Quotes: On Traveling Trivia: The novel’s working title “Dark House”	Light in August: The Corrected Text Vintage International Paperback ISBN: 0679732268 Published 1991

Pylon (1935) General Information Additional Resources: A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography Film version: The Tarnished Angels.	Pylon: The Corrected Text Vintage International Paperback ISBN: 0394747410 Published 1987

Absalom, Absalom! (1936) General Information, Plot Synopsis, and Commentary Additional Resources: Information about the title Thomas Sutpen’s genealogy A comprehensive list of characters with links to glossary definitions Selected Bibliography Favorite Quotes: On Sutpen’s Legacy On the South Trivia: The novel’s working title “A Dark House” “Church related” Sutpen’s connection with Faulkner’s great-grandfather	Absalom, Absalom!: The Corrected Text Vintage International Paperback ISBN: 0679732187 Published 1990 Absalom, Absalom!: The Corrected Text Modern Library Hardcover ISBN: 0679600728 Published 1993

The Unvanquished (1938) General Information Additional Resources: A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography Trivia: A real-life model for Col. Dick?	The Unvanquished: The Corrected Text Vintage International Paperback ISBN: 0679736522 Published 1991

The Wild Palms [If I Forget Thee Jerusalem] (1939) General Information Additional Resources: Information about the title, A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography Favorite Quotes: On Grief The Tall Convict’s remark upon receiving a 10-year sentence for escape Television film adaptation of the novella Old Man.	The Wild Palms [If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem] Vintage International Paperback ISBN: 0679741933 Published 1995

The Hamlet (1940) General Information Additional Resources: A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography Film versions: The Long Hot Summer, also remade for TV.	The Hamlet: The Corrected Text Vintage International Hardcover ISBN: 0679736530 Published 1994

Go Down, Moses (1942) General Information Additional Resources: Information about the title, A comprehensive list of characters with selected links to glossary definitions, A genealogical chart for the McCaslin family Selected Bibliography Favorite Quotes: On Family Pride	Go Down, Moses Vintage International Paperback ISBN: 0679732179 Published 1991 (Note: This is not a the definitive “corrected text” edition) Go Down, Moses Modern Library Hardcover ISBN: 0679601740 Published 1995

Intruder in the Dust (1948) General Information Additional Resources: A comprehensive list of characters (with several glossary links) Selected Bibliography Information about the film version of the novel Favorite Quotes: “Pickett’s Charge”	Intruder in the Dust Vintage Books Paperback ISBN: 0679736514 Published 1991 (Note: This is not a the definitive “corrected text” edition)

*Requiem for a Nun* (1951) General Information Additional Resources: “The past is never dead ...” A comprehensive list of characters (with several glossary links) Selected Bibliography Favorite Quotes: On the Courthouse “The Past”	Requiem for a Nun Vintage Books Paperback ISBN: 0394714121 Published 1975 (Note: This is not a the definitive “corrected text” edition)

A Fable (1954) General Information Additional Resources: A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography	A Fable Vintage Books Paperback ISBN: 0394724135 Published 1977 (Note: This is not a the definitive “corrected text” edition)

*The Town* (1957) General Information Additional Resources A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography	The Town Vintage books Paperback ISBN: 0394701844 Published 1973 (Note: This is not a the definitive “corrected text” edition)

*The Mansion* (1959) General Information Additional Resources A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography Favorite Quotes: On Being a Snopes	The Mansion Vintage Books Paperback ISBN: 0394702824 Published 1987 (Note: This is not a the definitive “corrected text” edition)

*The Reivers* (1962) General Information Additional Resources The title A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography Information about the film version of the novel	The Reivers: A Reminiscence Vintage Books Paperback ISBN: 0679741925 Published 1992 (Note: This is not a the definitive “corrected text” edition)

Flags in the Dust (1973) General Information Additional Resources A comprehensive list of characters Selected Bibliography	Flags in the Dust Vintage Books Paperback ISBN: 0394712390 Published 1974 (Note: This is not a the definitive “corrected text” edition)
Multi-Novel Collections
Snopes (Trilogy consisting of The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion)	Snopes: The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion Modern Library Paperback ISBN: 0679600922 Published 1991

Novels, 1930-1935: As I Lay Dying, Sanctuary, Light in August, Pylon Corrected text editions edited by Noel Polk.	Novels, 1930-1935: As I Lay Dying, Sanctuary, Light in August, Pylon Library of America Hardcover ISBN: 0940450267 Published 1985

Novels, 1936-1940: Absalom, Absalom!, The Unvanquished, If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem, The Hamlet Corrected text editions edited by Noel Polk.	Novels, 1936-1940: Absalom, Absalom!, The Unvanquished, If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem, The Hamlet Library of America Hardcover ISBN: 0940450550 Published 1990

Novels, 1942-1954: Go Down, Moses, Intruder in the Dust, Requiem for a Nun, A Fable Corrected text editions edited by Noel Polk.	Novels, 1942-1954: Go Down, Moses, Intruder in the Dust, Requiem for a Nun, A Fable Library of America Hardcover ISBN: 0940450852 Published 1994

Novels, 1957-1962: The Town, The Mansion, The Reivers Corrected text editions edited by Noel Polk.	Novels, 1957-1962: The Town, The Mansion, The Reivers Library of America Hardcover ISBN: 1883011698 Published 1999

Novels, 1926-1929: Soldiers’ Pay, Mosquitoes, Flags in the Dust, The Sound and the Fury Corrected text editions edited by Noel Polk.	Novels, 1926-1929: Soldiers’ Pay, Mosquitoes, Flags in the Dust, The Sound and the Fury Library of America Hardcover Forthcoming
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William Faulkner’s Novels

William Faulkner’s
Novels