The international reputation and pervasive influence of William Faulkner
upon world literature is the subject of the papers In this book.
At the Ninth Annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, held in
August 1982 at the University of Mississippi, scholars from throughout
the world convened to express their admiration for the writings of the
Nobel Laureate. For this collection the papers of scholars from Chile,
Italy, France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, Japan, Germany and the
United States are assembled from this international forum to assess
Faulkner and his works and to answer questions about the extent of his
influence.
Is Faulkner read overseas? Is he popular? Is Faulkner's "postage stamp
of native soil" nevertheless universally accessible? As the editors of
this collection conclude, "the name of William Faulkner has become in a
household word in far-distant countries." They find in the responses
from scholars representing the nine countries included at the conference
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