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Há 5 dias · His first novel, Soldiers’ Pay (1926), given a Southern though not a Mississippian setting, was an impressive achievement, stylistically ambitious and strongly evocative of the sense of alienation experienced by soldiers returning from World War I to a civilian world of which they seemed no longer a part.
- Later Life and Works
Later life and works of William Faulkner. The novel The Wild...
- Later Life and Works
Há 6 dias · Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, & Redemption. Author: Laura Hillenbrand. Publisher: Random House (2010) “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand is often considered one of the best military books of all-time. It was only recently published in 2010 yet already adapted into a film directed by Angelina Jolie.
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13 de mai. de 2024 · ISBN: 0940450550. Novels 1942-1954 by William Faulkner. Call Number: PS3511.A86 A6 1994. ISBN: 0940450852. Novels, 1957-1962 by William Faulkner. Call Number: PS3511.A86 A6 1999. ISBN: 1883011698. The town -- The mansion -- The reivers. Selected Short Stories by William Faulkner.
Há 3 dias · Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( / ˈrʌdjərd / RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) [1] was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology ( The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 1895), Kim ...
Há 4 dias · WarOutline. A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military. [1] [2] Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests.
4 de mai. de 2024 · Before William Faulkner won the Nobel Prize in Literature, he was the author of Soldiers' Pay, his first novel, published in 1926. Not as well known as his later works, Soldiers' Pay ventured into territory that would have been relatable for the era.
9 de mai. de 2024 · African Americans also enlisted to escape the day-to-day horrors of slavery, to collect the bounties and soldiers' pay offered by recruiters, or simply because they were drawn to the adventure of a soldier's life.