William Faulkner - biography.

William Faulkner - biography. American novelist and short-story writer Birth September 25, 1897 Death July 6, 1962 Place of New Albany, Mississippi Birth Known for Exploring the dynamics of Southern culture through stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County Receiving the 1949 Nobel Prize in literature Milestones 1924 Published a collection of poems in The Marble Faun after receiving financial backing from an acquaintance 1926 Published his first novel, Soldier's Pay, the story of a wounded soldier returning from World War I 1929 Published the novel Sartoris, the first of many novels set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi; published The Sound and the Fury, a novel that in four distinct narrative sections describes the downfall of the Compson family; married Estelle Oldham 1930 Published the novel As I Lay Dying, a story told through the narratives of 15 characters in 59 short sections 1931 Published Sanctuary 1932 Published Light in August 1936 Published the novel Absalom, Absalom! which chronicles the ill-fated attempt by Thomas Sutpen to found a family dynasty in the South 1942 Published Go Down, Moses, a collection of short stories that includes 'The Bear' 1948 Published the novel Intruder in the Dust, a story of racial tensions in the South 1954 Published the novel A Fable, which he had worked on for nearly 10 years 1955 Won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for A Fable 1963 Posthumously won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for The Reivers (1962) Did You Faulkner attempted to enlist in the United States military during World War I but was turned down because, at under 168 cm (5 ft 6 in), Know he was too short. Faulkner dropped out of both high school and college. Faulkner worked as a screenwriter for Hollywood, contributing to movies such as To Have and Have Not (1944) and The Big Sleep (1946). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.