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Coming home to Oxford, Mississippi, in 1918 after a stint in the Royal Flying Corps, young William Faulkner was arty and dandified. He sometimes was seen in his airman’s uniform, and he affected English manners. His pose amused some of his townsmen, and joking behind his back, they called him «  »The Count » » and «  »Count No ‘Count. » »During this period Ben Wasson met Faulkner at the University of Mississippi, where both were students. Their interest in art and literature drew them together. Later Wasson became Faulkner’s first literary agent, as well as an adviser and sounding board. In New York Wasson edited a Faulkner manuscript into a readable length. It was published as Sartoris. Also, Wasson helped Faulkner to place The Sound and the Fury with a new York publisher. Their friendship lasted for more than thirty years as their paths crossed and recrossed in New York, Hollywood, and Mississippi. In Count No ‘Count Wasson muses over this long and close relationship in anecdotal accounts which he calls flashbacks. Wasson depicts a Faulkner who is humorous, occasionally naive, aggressive, and loving. At times he is the most courteous of gentlemen. At other times he is a tragic figure attempting to deal with griefs and disappointment by lapsing into alcoholic binges. The reader will discern a Faulkner whose artistic and creative nature produced sometimes bizarre behavior and destructive drives for achievement.

Langue

en

Version

Broché

Date de sortie initiale

30 janvier 2006

Nombre de pages

277

Illustrations

Non

Traduction

Titre original

Count No ‘Count: Flashbacks to Faulkner

Personnes impliquées

Auteur principal

Ben Wasson

Deuxième auteur

Hicks Collins

Editeur principal

University Press Of Mississippi

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Hauteur de l’emballage

13 mm

Hauteur du produit

12 mm

Largeur d’emballage

140 mm

Largeur du produit

139 mm

Livre d‘étude

Non

Longueur d’emballage

216 mm

Longueur du produit

215 mm

Poids de l’emballage

286 g

Police de caractères extra large

Non

Édition

New titre

EAN

EAN

9781578068791

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