Faulkner

Faulkner is a surname of English origin, typically an occupational name for a falconer, derived from historical terms for handling trained birds of prey. It is found in Britain, Ireland, and North America, and is associated with several notable individuals, most prominently William Faulkner, the American novelist and Nobel laureate.

William Faulkner (1897–1962) is regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century American literature. His fiction is centered on the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, a representation of the Mississippi Delta that serves as a setting for much of his work. Faulkner’s narrative approach is known for experimental structures, including stream of consciousness and shifting points of view, and for themes of memory, history, morality, race, and social change. His major novels include The Sound and the Fury (1929), As I Lay Dying (1930), Light in August (1932), Absalom, Absalom! (1936), The Unvanquished (1938), Go Down, Moses (1942), and The Reivers (1962). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949 in recognition of his powerful and original storytelling.

Faulkner’s influence extends beyond his novels to the broader Southern literary tradition and modernist narrative techniques. His work has been widely studied in academic settings and has inspired numerous writers, critics, and filmmakers. The Faulkner name also appears in various institutions and places named in honor of his legacy.