WilliamFaulkner

• Personal Life - Born on September 25 ,1897. He soon sold his father's old railroad. He demonstrated talent at a young age drawing and writing poetry. His early works were romantic and he really modeled poets such as Burns, Thomson, Housman, and Swinburne. He tried to join the U.S. Army Air Force, but was denied because of his height. • Professional Life - Faulkner published several essays and sketches in //The Double Dealer// and in the New Orleans //Times-Picayune. He soon wrote his frist novel, Soldiers' Pay, with advice sent it to publisher, Horace Liveright. After Liveright had accepted his novel, Faulkner// • Major works • Awards won • Period and/or Style • Favorite Themes