20%OFF
The Unvanquished
William Faulkner
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Unvanquished
Paperback. .
In a series of episodes set during and after the American Civil War Faulkner profiles the people of the South - who might surrender but could never be vanquished. The characters are largely based on Faulkner's own family; in particular, Colonel John Sartoris is a fairly faithful portrait of the author's extraordinary great-grandfather - a notable personality who fought in Mexico, was tried for murder, raised a Confederate regiment, built a railway, ran a plantation, and published a bestseller.
In a series of episodes set during and after the American Civil War Faulkner profiles the people of the South - who might surrender but could never be vanquished. The characters are largely based on Faulkner's own family; in particular, Colonel John Sartoris is a fairly faithful portrait of the author's extraordinary great-grandfather - a notable personality who fought in Mexico, was tried for murder, raised a Confederate regiment, built a railway, ran a plantation, and published a bestseller.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099586012
SKU
V9780099586012
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About William Faulkner
Born in 1897 in New Albany, Mississippi, William Faulkner was the son of a family proud of their prominent role in the history of the south. He grew up in Oxford, Mississippi, and left high school at fifteen to work in his grandfather's bank. Rejected by the US military in 1915, he joined the Canadian flyers with the RAF, ... Read more
Reviews for The Unvanquished