“People everywhere are about the same, but ... it did seem that in a small town, where evil is harder to accomplish, where opportunities for privacy are scarcer, that people can invent more of it in other people's names. Because that was all it required: that idea, that single idle word blown from mind to mind.”
This book is a compilation of literary works from the early 1930s, showcasing a range of genres and styles from that period. more
William Faulkner, an American writer born on September 25, 1897, and died on July 6, 1962. Known for his unique narrative techniques and profound descriptions of Southern society and history, Faulkner is considered one of the great novelists of the 20th century. more
“Your illusions are a part of you like your bones and flesh and memory.”
“Love in the young requires as little of hope as of desire to feed upon.”
“La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure. The reason of the strongest is always the best.”
“Le mensonge et les vers de tout temps sont amis. Lies and literature have always been friends.”