1. William Faulkner
William Faulkner is renowned as one of the greatest American observers of Southern life, recording many of his annotations is his extraordinary short stories. Although Faulkner wrote many novels such as Absalom Absalom and The Sound and the Fury, his intuition into the lives of people around him is clearly seen in his shorter stories. ... He gained more popularity with his short stories and novels throughout the early 20th century until he received the Noble Prize for Literature in 1952 (Timeline.) During his lifetime, Faulkner, won awards, such as the Legion of Honor for his short stori...
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