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488 William Faulkner (with Carl Rollyson)

The History of Literature

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William Faulkner - The Man Who Disappeared

"I believe in art, standing alone. Who cares what the author's life experience was?" she asks. "We strip all that away. We have the text. We read the novels." She says Faulkner knew he was better in his novels than real life. That might be one reason why he wanted to erase himself.

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