A nearfine copy, square and tight, bound in dark blue cloth with yelllow lettering, bright and complete except for the letter l on the spine, which has slightly worn away. Soldiers pay first edition william faulkner bauman rare. William faulkner books biography and list of works. Following publication of soldiers pay, faulkners first novel, critics wrote that no first novel in the previous 30 years had attained such perfection and ranked faulkner above d. Discussion of themes and motifs in william faulkners soldiers pay. Apr 16, 2020 william faulkner was a nobel prizewinning american author. Soldiers pay is william faulkners first novel, published in 1926. The story is of a return home of a wounded aviator to a small town in georgia following the conclusion of the first world war, escorted by a veteran of the war and a widow whose husband was killed during the conflict.
It seemed overly pretentious, verbose and pompous to the point of being boring. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading soldiers pay. Through the story of a wounded veterans homecoming, it examines the impact of soldiers return from war on the peopleparticularly the womenwho were left behind. Author faulkner was known for writing novels, plays, screenplays, short stories, essays, poetry, etc.
The unrestored original dustwrapper, which has all of the first issue points, is very good with some wear along the edges and a little darkening to the spine. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. Each bookseller may also offer additional payment methods such as paypal, check, or money order. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get the best deals on books william faulkner when you shop the largest online selection at.
Soldiers pay mosquitoes flags in the dust the sound and the fury by william faulkner. Abebooks accepts and processes payment by visa, mastercard, and american express, but you can also order a book and pay the bookseller directly by an alternate method. Faulkner was working on two manuscripts while finishing soldiers pay. Click to read more about soldiers pay by william faulkner. The sound and the fury by william faulkner, as i lay dying by william faulkner, light in august by william faulkner, absalom. One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, his reputation is based on his novels, novellas and short stories. In the search results, find the book you are interested in and click the bookseller.
It tells the story of a wwi veteran named donald mahon returning home to mississippi who has suffered grievous wounds, and the. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about soldiers pay by william faulkner. Soldiers pay is faulkner s second book and first novel. Faulkner s language has always been dense and ornate, but it simply did not work with this subject a damaged and scarred veteran returning home to georgia from the war. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Originally published in 1926, soldiers pay was william faulkner s debut novel and was inspired by his own frustrated aspirations to go to war. He was a nobel prize winner from oxford, mississippi. Soldiers pay and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Click on the bookseller payment tab the payment methods are listed on the right. Jan 01, 20 originally published in 1926, soldiers pay was william faulkners debut novel and was inspired by his own frustrated aspirations to go to war.
Soldiers pay is the first novel published by the american author william faulkner. Ive never been a big fan of william faulkner, and this book, soldiers pay, didnt change that. Here we present a collection of faulkner books that were specially bound at his direction for his only child, jill faulkner as a gift. All orders should go through the abebooks checkout page, even if you are not going to pay by visa, mastercard, and american express. Buy soldiers pay vintage classics by william faulkner from amazons fiction books store. Soldiers pay by faulkner, william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The novels subject reflected faulkners long obsession with wwi. It is unclear if soldiers pay is the first novel written by faulkner. Faulkners first novel, soldiers pay 1926, is among the most memorable works to emerge from the first world war. Ironically, but not too surprisingly, this is the one faulkner title that can be found signed, as he must have sent off a batch of them in the first flush of authorial pride.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. First edition of faulkners first book in the rare first state dust jacket with an american tragedy as the first of five titles listed on the rear jacket panel. The 9 best books by william faulkner you should read. It is however the first novel published by the author. Can you guess which first edition cover the image above comes from. Original navy cloth with yellow lettering, beautiful vinepatterned. Soldiers pay can be confusing at times, as some of it i was attracted to this by its subject matter, as ive been reading a lot about the first world war lately, and this is an account of a wounded, dying soldier who returns to his home in georgia and his unfaithful sweetheart. Faulkner was working on two other manuscripts while finishing soldiers pay in 1925, while living in new orleans on pirates alley, near jackson square in the. Uniformly bound in full morocco by maupin, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt supralibros of jill faulkner in the lower right corner of the front cover of each volume, marbled. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, screenplays, poetry, essays, and a play. Soldiers pay by william faulkner overdrive rakuten.
Did want to flag that abebooks is owned by amazon, so i try not to support them either but no. Buy soldiers pay by william faulkner from waterstones today. Signed or not however, youll probably have to pay the equivalent of a luxury car for a jacketed copy. September 25, 1897 july 6, 1962 was an american writer and nobel prize laureate from oxford, mississippi.