Light in August | Author Biography
William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897 to Murry Falkner, and Maud Butler Falkner. His father held various positions, including a railroad worker, factory owner, and business manager.
William Faulkner's great-grandfather, William Clark Falkner, (Faulkner added the "u" in 1918) was an accomplished author, lawyer, and Confederate army officer who became the inspiration for Colonel John Sartoris in Sartoris (1929) and The Unvanquished (1938). Faulkner modeled Sartoris's son, Bayard, who appears in these two novels as well as The...
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