20th CenturyImaginative Literature

Faulkner: A Rose for Emily

A Southern town tells the story of the strange old woman it watched for decades.

✎ Being written
Volume
60 of the 1990 set
Author
William Faulkner (1897–1962)
Work
A Rose for Emily 1930

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A note for parents: Ends with a grim discovery; for older readers.

Being written

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Builds on

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Leads to

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