The Portable Faulkner

Zusatztext By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Informationen zum Autor William Faulkner fue un narrador y poeta estadounidense, galardonado con el premio Nobel de literatura en 1949. Escribió novelas, relatos cortos, guiones cinematográficos, ensayos y una obra de teatro. Es principalmente conocido por sus narraciones situadas en el ficticio condado de Yoknapatawpha, basado en el condado de Lafayette, en Mississippi, donde él residió la mayor parte de su vida.Faulkner es considerado universalmente como uno de los más importantes creadores de la literatura estadounidense en general y de la literatura sureña en particular, y como uno de los principales modernistas estadounidenses de la década de 1930, siguiendo la tradición experimental de escritores europeos como James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Marcel Proust y Franz Kafka y conocido por su uso de técnicas literarias innovadoras, como el monólogo interior, la inclusión de múltiples narradores o puntos de vista y los saltos en el tiempo dentro de la narración.Su influencia es notoria en la generación de escritores hispanoamericanos de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. García Márquez en su Vivir para contarla y Vargas Llosa en El pez en el agua admiten su influencia en la narrativa. Klappentext "A real contribution to the study of Faulkner's work." -Edmund Wilson A Penguin Classic In prose of biblical grandeur and feverish intensity, William Faulkner reconstructed the history of the American South as a tragic legend of courage and cruelty, gallantry and greed, futile nobility and obscene crimes. He set this legend in a small, minutely realized parallel universe that he called Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi. No single volume better conveys the scope of Faulkner's vision than The Portable Faulkner. The book includes self-contained episodes from the novels The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, and Sanctuary; the stories "The Bear," "Spotted Horses," "A Rose for Emily," and "Old Man," among others; a map of Yoknapatawpha County and a chronology of the Compson family created by Faulkner especially for this edition; and the complete text of Faulkner's 1950 address upon receiving the Nobel Prize in literature. Malcolm Cowley's critical introduction was praised as "splendid" by Faulkner himself. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung “A real contribution to the study of Faulkner’s work.” —Edmund Wilson A Penguin Classic In prose of biblical grandeur and feverish intensity! William Faulkner reconstructed the history of the American South as a tragic legend of courage and cruelty! gallantry and greed! futile nobility and obscene crimes. He set this legend in a small! minutely realized parallel universe that he called Yoknapatawpha County! Mississippi. No single volume better conveys the scope of Faulkner’s vision than The Portable Faulkner . The book includes self-contained episodes from the novels The Sound and the Fury ! Light in August ! and Sanctuary ; the stories “The Bear!” “Spotted Horses!” “A Rose for Emily!” and “Old Man!” among others; a map of Yoknapatawpha County and a chronology of the Compson family created by Faulkner especially for this edition; and the complete text of Faulkner’s 1950 address upon receiving the Nobel Prize in literature. Malcolm Cowley’s critical introduction was praised as “splendid” by Faulkner himself. For more than seventy years! Penguin has been the le...

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Cowley, William Faulkner
• Assisted by: Malcolm Cowley (Editor)
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.2003
• EAN: 9780142437285
• ISBN: 978-0-14-243728-5
• No. of pages: 688
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature