Sunday, June 10, 2012

Does anyone read Faulkner for enjoyment?


This article recommends giving Faulkner a second, third, and fourth chance, and also brings up a good question: Did Faulkner mean to torture us?  No, says this author.  Even "difficult" fiction is, at the end of the day, poetry and wisdom offered up for our enjoyment - just perhaps a harder-won enjoyment.

Reading William Faulkner: Closely and repeatedly, ideally

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