| Full Name |
William Cuthbert Faulkner |
| Date of Birth |
25 September 1897 |
| Place of Birth |
New Albany, Mississippi, United States |
| Date of Death |
06 July 1962 |
| Place of Death |
Byhalia, Mississippi, United States |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
Attended the University of Mississippi |
| Profession |
Novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, poet |
| Years of Activity |
1919 - 1962 |
| Brief Information |
William Faulkner was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949 for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel. His works often explored themes of the American South, class, race, and memory. |