| Full Name |
William Faulkner |
| Date of Birth |
25 September 1897 |
| Place of Birth |
New Albany, Mississippi, USA |
| Date of Death |
6 July 1962 |
| Place of Death |
Oxford, Mississippi, USA |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
Attended the University of Mississippi for a period, but did not graduate. |
| Profession |
Novelist, Short Story Writer, Screenwriter |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1920s - 1962 |
| Brief Information |
William Faulkner was an American writer known for his fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, and its inhabitants. His works, often characterized by experimental narrative techniques and exploration of complex themes, earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. He is considered one of the most significant American novelists of the 20th century. |