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Collected Stories of William Faulkner is a 1950 Random House publication that gathers 42 of Faulkner’s most celebrated tales. The collection, curated and overseen by Faulkner, is organized into themed sections whose headings he devised himself.
The stories—including classics such as "Barn Burning" and "A Rose for Emily"—offer penetrating portraits of Southern life, with its social customs, class tensions, and a distinctively Gothic atmosphere. In 1951 the collection received the National Book Award for Fiction, cementing its place as a landmark of American literary heritage.
First publish date: 1934
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: William Faulkner
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