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Three famous short novels

Three famous short novels

Three famous short novels

Editorial: Knopf

Pàgines: 330

Any: 2011

EAN: 9780307946751

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Sobre el libro Three famous short novels de William Faulkner publicado por Knopf al 2011:

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." -William Faulkner These short works offer three different approaches to Faulkner, each representative of his work as a whole. Spotted Horses is a hilarious account of a horse auction, and pits the cold practicality of women against the boyish folly of men. Old Man is something of an adventure story. When a flood ravages the countryside of the lower Mississippi, a convict finds himself adrift with a pregnant woman. And The Bear, perhaps his best known shorter work, is the story of a boys coming to terms wit the adult world. By learning how to hunt, the boy is taught the real meaning of pride, humility, and courage.
William Faulkner

Sobre William Faulkner

William Faulkner va néixer a New Albany, Mississipí, el 25 de setembre de 1897. Va publicar el primer recull de poemes, "The Marble Faun" («El faune de marbre»), l’any 1924 i, al cap de dos anys, la seva primera novel·la, "Soldier’s Pay" («La paga del soldat»). El 1949, després d’haver escrit obres com ara "Absalom, Absalom!", "Mentre em moria", "Llum d’agost" o "Les palmeres salvatges", va ser guardonat amb el Premi Nobel de Literatura. Uns quants anys més tard, va publicar la trilogia dels...

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