''Collected Stories of William Faulkner'' is a short story collection by
William Faulkner
William Cuthbert Faulkner (; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most o ...
published by Random House in
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
. It won the
National Book Award for Fiction
The National Book Award for Fiction is one of five annual National Book Awards, which recognize outstanding literary work by United States citizens. Since 1987 the awards have been administered and presented by the National Book Foundation, but ...
in 1951. The publication of this collection of 42 stories was authorized and supervised by Faulkner himself, who came up with the themed section headings.
Contents
;I. THE COUNTRY
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Barn Burning
"Barn Burning" is a short story by the American author William Faulkner which first appeared in '' Harper's'' in June 1939 (pp. 86–96) and has since been widely anthologized. The story deals with class conflicts, the influence of fathers, and v ...
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Shingles for the Lord"
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The Tall Men"
*"A Bear Hunt"
*"Two Soldiers"
*"Shall Not Perish"
;II. THE VILLAGE
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A Rose for Emily
"A Rose for Emily" is a short story by American author William Faulkner, first published on April 30, 1930, in an issue of '' The Forum''. The story takes place in Faulkner's fictional Jefferson, Mississippi, in the equally fictional county of ...
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*"Hair"
*"Centaur in Brass"
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Dry September"
*"Death Drag"
*"Elly"
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Uncle Willy"
*"Mule in the Yard"
*"That Will Be Fine"
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That Evening Sun
"That Evening Sun" is a short story by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1931 in the collection '' These 13'', which included Faulkner's most anthologized story, "A Rose for Emily". The story was originally published, in a slight ...
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;III. THE WILDERNESS
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Red Leaves"
*"A Justice"
*"A Courtship"
*"Lo!"
;IV. THE WASTELAND
*"Ad Astra"
*"Victory"
*"Crevasse"
*"Turnabout"
*"All the Dead Pilots"
;V. THE MIDDLE GROUND
*"Wash"
*"Honor"
*"Dr. Martin"
*"Fox Hunt"
*"Pennsylvania Station"
*"Artist at Home"
*"The Brooch"
*"Grandmother Millard"
*"Golden Land"
*"There Was a Queen"
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Mountain Victory"
;VI. BEYOND
*"Beyond"
*"Black Music"
*"The Leg"
*"Mistral"
*"Divorce in Naples"
*"Carcassonne"
References
1950 short story collections
American short story collections
Short stories by William Faulkner
National Book Award for Fiction winning works
Random House books
Short story collections by William Faulkner
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