That Evening Sun Resources

Websites

William Faulkner on the Web

Got some more questions about the literary heavyweight? This website is a great resource packed with answers.

The Mississippi Writers Page: William Faulkner

Who needs a biography of Faulkner? The University of Mississippi Department of English has you covered.

Center for Faulkner Studies

Need Faulkner studies? Want them in a central place? Check out, naturally, the Center for Faulkner Studies.

Articles and Interviews

William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Speech

You win the Nobel Prize; you get the chance to say whatever you want for posterity. Here's what the great author said.

Faulkner's Interview by the Paris Review

The Paris Review is one of the most prestigious literary magazines of all time. Here's the interview of Faulkner they conducted in 1956.

Video

Prophets and Poets

Here's a PBS video on Faulkner's career and how his novels explore race.

William Faulkner at the University of Virginia

Here's a seven-minute documentary about Faulkner's time as a writer-in-residence at the University of Virginia. Some interesting interviews!

Audio

Hey! Answer My Question!

About 230 transcribed audio clips of Faulkner answering audience questions.

Recordings of William Faulkner Reading

Here are some audio clips of William Faulkner reading his Nobel Prize speech and from his fiction. Nice Southern drawl there, Bill!

Images

Photo Tour of Rowan Oak, Faulkner's Home

Check out these digs.

Stamp of Approval

What did Faulkner look like? Well, here's a 22-cent stamp the United States Postal Service issued with him on it.