{"product_id":"essays-speeches-public-letters-paperback-by-william-faulkner-edited-by-james-b-meriwether","title":"Essays, Speeches \u0026 Public Letters Paperback by William Faulkner; Edited by James B. Meriwether","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eModern Library\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2004-02-10)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e384\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780812971378\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e277.26\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.22 x 13.11 x 2.16\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eAn essential collection of William Faulkner’s mature nonfiction work, updated, with an abundance of new material.\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique volume includes Faulkner’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech, a review of Hemingway’s \u003cb\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/b\u003e (in which he suggests that Hemingway has found God), and newly collected gems, such as the acerbic essay “On Criticism” and the beguiling “Note on A Fable.” It also contains eloquently opinionated public letters on everything from race relations and the nature of fiction to wild-squirrel hunting on his property. This is the most comprehensive collection of Faulkner’s brilliant non-fiction work, and a rare look into the life of an American master.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Faulkner\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Mississippi in 1897. A legend of American letters, he is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!, As I Lay Dying\u003c\/b\u003e, and many other works. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950, and died in 1962.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ\u003cb\u003eames B. Meriwether\u003c\/b\u003e is an expert on Faulkner who has been editing Faulkner’s fiction and nonfiction work since the late 1950s. He lives with his wife, Anne, in South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555169194145,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780812971378","price":29.44,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780812971378.jpg?v=1781780441","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/essays-speeches-public-letters-paperback-by-william-faulkner-edited-by-james-b-meriwether","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}