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I'm going to be reading a lot of Southern fiction this late spring/summer Larry Send a noteboard - 21/05/2011 04:51:43 PM
"A Rose for Emily" has been one of my favorite short stories ever since I first read it in high school. Like most of Faulkner's work, it's a hauntingly beautiful story that perfectly illustrates the quiet decline of the South. Your review did a good job of capturing Faulkner's complex and incisive analysis of Southern life.

Makes me want to break out my O'Connor and Faulkner. Great post. :)


I hope to have 2-3 reviews a week on a Southern novel or short story posted on The OF Blog (most of which will be crossposted here) and there certainly shall be more Faulkner and O'Connor (who is a favorite of mine).
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily" - 21/05/2011 03:46:22 AM 1282 Views
I don't think I have enough self-loathing to appreciate Faulkner. - 21/05/2011 10:07:02 AM 881 Views
I might wonder if you have enough cultural awareness to understand, much less appreciate, Faulkner - 21/05/2011 04:50:12 PM 818 Views
I just don't see hope and aspiration in the Faulkner I've read. - 21/05/2011 06:54:03 PM 1093 Views
Read Intruder in the Dust, "That Evening Sun," or "Red Leaves" then - 21/05/2011 07:39:22 PM 730 Views
Fair enough, I'll check them out then. - 22/05/2011 07:19:38 PM 857 Views
I think I will check them out too. - 22/05/2011 09:46:06 PM 864 Views
Great overview of a great work. Thanks for sharing. - 21/05/2011 10:30:24 AM 627 Views
I'm going to be reading a lot of Southern fiction this late spring/summer - 21/05/2011 04:51:43 PM 786 Views
Do kids still read this in school? - 24/05/2011 07:59:59 PM 762 Views
I believe so - 25/05/2011 02:06:26 AM 919 Views
Oh ... I should read closer. - 26/05/2011 03:46:40 AM 666 Views

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