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William Faulkner
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American writer (1897-1962)

Also known as: William Cuthbert Falkner, William Cuthbert Faulkner, William Falkner, Уильям Фолкнер, ويليام فوكنر, 윌리엄 포크너

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Known works

  • The Story and Its Writer -- Ninth Edition
  • Short Fiction, Classic and Contemporary -- Second Edition
  • The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Eighth Edition
  • The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition
  • The Bedford Introduction to Literature--Reading, Thinking, Writing--Sixth Edition