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The Saddest Words: William Faulkner’s Civil War

byMichael Gorra

William Faulkner, one of America’s most iconic writers, is an author who defies easy interpretation. The Saddest Words combines biographical detail, personal testimony, and historical context, allowing the evidence to complicate easy judgments and familiar explanations. Seen through the lens of biography & autobiography and history, The Saddest Words explains not only what happened, but why competing interpretations still matter. By the end, the william faulkner’s civil war emerges as a layered story of competing motives, unintended results, and choices made under pressure.

Publisher

Liveright

Publication date

Aug 25, 2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

448

ISBN

9781631491702