The Complete Works of William Faulkner, Vol. 1 (33 Books): Novels, Short Stories, Children’s Book, and Poetry. Illustrated : As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, A Rose for Emily, Red Leaves and Many Others, livre ebook

At the heart of the collection are Faulkner’s landmark novels The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying, revolutionary works that reshaped modern fiction through their bold narrative structures, multiple perspectives, and deep psychological insight. These novels explore themes of memory, time, family, and decay within the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, a setting that became central to Faulkner’s mythic vision of the American South.
The volume also includes celebrated short stories such as A Rose for Emily, Red Leaves, and Country Mice, in which Faulkner distills his complex themes into powerful, tightly constructed narratives. These stories reveal his mastery of atmosphere, moral ambiguity, and the tensions between tradition and change, race and identity, history and the present.
Complementing the fiction are Faulkner’s lesser-known works, including poetry and a children’s book, which showcase his range and experimentation beyond the modernist novel. These pieces offer valuable insight into his evolving voice and artistic ambitions.
CONTENTS:
The Novels
• Soldiers’ Pay (1926)
• Mosquitoes (1927)
• Sartoris (1929)
• The Sound and the Fury (1929)
• As I Lay Dying (1930)
Short stories
• Nympholepsy (1930)
• Frankie and Johnny (1930)
• A Rose for Emily(1930)
• Honor (1930)
• The Priest (1930)
• Thrift (1930)
• Red Leaves (1930)
• Victory (1931)
• Ad Astra (1931)
• All the Dead Pilots (1931)
• Crevasse (1931)
• A Justice (1931)
• Hair (1931)
• That Evening Sun (1931)
• Dry September (1931)
• Mistral (1931)
• Divorce in Naples (1931)
• Carcassonne (1931)
• Lizards in Jamshyd’s Courtyard (1932)
• Ambuscade (1934)
• Retreat (1934)
• Raid (1934)
• Fool About a Horse (1934)
• Skirmish at Sartoris (1935)
• The Unvanquished (1938)
• Vendée (1938)
The Children’s Book
• The Wishing Tree (1927)
The Poetry Collection
• The Marble Faun (1924)