Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
,,Soldier's Pay"-anti war novel in the tradition of the lost generation. Early period contains the
novel Mosquitoes, it's a parody attacking the superficial lives of society in the city of New
Orleans. He makes fun of the pretentiousness of high society. He was still learning the art of
writing. ,,The sound and the fury" and in 1932 ,,Light in August", ,,Absalom, Absalom!"-
recurring characters, travel from one novel to another: Thomas Sutpen, Joe Christmas, Dilsey
Gibson and Quantin Compson. After 1936 was the period of relative decline in his talent and
he still produced important pieces. ,,Snopes" trilogy and the famous short story ,,The Bear"
and ,,Go down, Moses" 1942. Faulkner is famous for creating his own world, his own setting-
Yoknapatawpha County-Jefferson as its capital. Signs of decay, the roads are dusty, the town
is surrounded by swomps, the two rivers seem smooth but can be wild and destructive. His
annaabi.ee 
