Full name: One Matchless Time: A Life of William Faulkner

Author: Jay Parini Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Biographies, Non Fiction, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780060935559 0060935553

"Nothing less than spellbinding . . . It's an eye-opener. Anecdotal without being tawdry, analytical without being academic, it captures the essence of Faulkner's life with the narrative drive of a novel." -- Houston Chronicle "A splendid life of William Faulkner . . . Not only readable but downright enthralling." -- Seattle Times William Faulkner was a literary genius, and one of America's most important and influential writers. Drawing on previously unavailable sources--including letters, memoirs, and interviews with Faulkner's daughter and lovers--Jay Parini has crafted a biography that delves into the mystery of this gifted and troubled writer. His Faulkner is an extremely talented, obsessive artist plagued by alcoholism and a bad marriage who somehow transcends his limitations. Parini weaves the tragedies and triumphs of Faulkner's life in with his novels, serving up a biography that's as engaging as it is insightful. Similar books: Raymond Carver by Carol Sklenicka John Gardner by Barry Silesky Faulkner by Joseph Blotner Soldier by Karen DeYoung Savage Art by Robert Polito The World Is What It Is by Patrick French A Lot to Ask by Hazel Holt Anne Morrow Lindbergh by Susan Hertog The Life of Raymond Chandler by Frank MacShane Like a Fiery Elephant by Jonathan Coe A Tragic Honesty by Blake Bailey Simenon by Pierre Assouline Simone de Beauvoir by Deirdre Bair Anais by Noel Riley Fitch Howard Hughes by Donald L. Barlett The Wright Brothers by David McCullough Mobituaries by Mo Rocca Gandhi by Mahatma Gandhi The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy