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WilliamFaulkner(1897-1962)ThenovelsofWilliamFaulknerrankamongthemostimportantbooksofthe20thcentury.ForthemFaulknerwasawardedthe1949NobelprizeinLiterature.FaulknerwrotemostlyabouthishometownofOxford,inLafayetteCounty.Mi..Aftertwoarenticenovels,Faulknerwrotesixofhisbestbooksbetween1929and1932,amongthemareTheSoundandtheFury,AsILayDying,an
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Ifeelthatthisawardwasnotmadetomeasaman,buttomywork,alife'sworkintheagonyandsweatofthehumanirit.Notforgloryandleastofall,forprofit,buttocreateoutofthematerialofthehumaniritsomethingwhichdidnotexistbefore.Sothisawardisonlymineintrust.Itwouldnot
bedifficulttofindadedicationforthemoneypartofit,commeurateforthepurposeandsignificanceofitsorigin.ButIwou1d1iketodothesamewiththeacclaimtoobyusingthismomentasapiaclefromwhichImightbelistenedtobytheyoungmenandwoman,alreadydedicatedtothesameanguishandtravail,amongwhomisalreadythatonewhowillsomedaystandherewhereIamstanding.Ourtragedytodayisageneralanduniversalphysica1fearsolongsustainedbynowthatwecanevenbearitThere'renolongerproblemsoftheirit,there'sonlythequestio“WhenwillIbeblownup?”.Becauseofthis,theyoungmanorwomanwritingtodayhasforgottentheproblemsofthehumanheartinconflictwithitself,whichalonecanmakegoodwritingbecauseonlythatisworthwritingabout,worththeagonyandthesweat.Hemustlearnthemagain,hemustteachhimselfthatthebasestofallthingsistobeafraid,andteachinghimselfthat,forgetitforeverleavingnoroominhisworkshopforanythingbuttheoldveritiesandtruthsoftheheart.Theolduniversaltruths,lackingwhichanystoryisephemeralanddoomed:loveandhonorandpityandpride,andcompaionandsacrifice.Untilhedoeo,helaborsunderacurse.Hewritesnotoflove,butoflust,ofdefeatsinwhichnobodylosesanythingofvalue,ofvictorieswithouthope,andmostofall,withoutpityorcompaion.Hisgriefweavesonnouniversalbone,leavingnoscars.Hewritesnotoftheheart,butoftheglands.Untilhere1earthesethings,hewillwriteasthoughhestoodamongandwatchedtheendofmall.Idec1inetoaccepttheendofman.It'seasyenoughtosaythatmanisimmortalsimplybecausehewillendure,thatfromthelast.ding-dongofdoomandclanghadfadedfromthelastworthlerockhangingtireleinthelastredanddyingevening,thateventhen,therewillbeonemoresound,thatofhispunyandinexhaustibl
