In 1957 and 1958, Faulkner was writer-in-residence at the University of Virginia for two semesters. During this time, he held several question-and-answer sessions with students. The conversations are very interesting and Faulkner's answers reveal his ...
In 1957 and 1958, Faulkner was writer-in-residence at the University of Virginia for two semesters. During this time, he held several question-and-answer sessions with students. The conversations are very interesting and Faulkner's answers reveal his personal views that are not found in any book. From the meaning of vague and interpretable words and expressions in Faulkner's novels and short stories to the characters and titles of books, allusions, allusions, and symbols, the role of the author in modern society, and poetry, literary theory, racism, and politics. And literary culture and criticism, writers and critics, and the sources of inspiration for the author, the books he read, the writers who influenced him, and many other materials that are very readable. In this book, we get to know Faulkner's opinions about his contemporary writers such as Hemingway, Sherwood Anderson, John Dos Passos, and Erskine Caldwell, as well as contemporary poets. Among the interesting points are the types of books Faulkner read and his reading habits. Faulkner says that he reads the Old Testament, The Brothers Karamazov, Madame Bovary, and Moby-Dick, and most of the works of Dickens and Balzac every year, and every time he finds new things in them and is inspired by them.
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