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William Faulkner

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William Faulkner

William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays, and screenplays. He is primarily known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where he spent most of his life.

Tuesday Sep 20, 2016

William Faulkner: Who to compete with

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors.
Try to be better than yourself.