威廉.福克纳(1897—1962)是20世纪美国文学史上一位举足轻重的人物,号称南方文艺复兴的旗手和南方文学的精神领袖。他的作品卷帧浩繁,19部长篇小说和几十篇优秀的短篇小说为人们谱写了一部现代美国南方的编年史。他的创作依照南方世家人物的生活和命运展开,形成既各自独立又相互关联的作品群,被后人称为“约克纳帕塔法”世系小说。这些作品使福克纳成为西方文坛公认的“现代 William Faulkner (1897-1962) is a pivotal figure in the history of American literature in the 20th century, known as the standard-bearer of Southern Renaissance and the spiritual leader of Southern literature. His voluminous volume of works, 19 novels and dozens of excellent short stories for people to write a chronicle of modern South America. His works are based on the life and destiny of the southern family figures, forming a group of works that are both independent and interrelated. They are called ”the Yakunpatafa" lineage novels by their descendants. These works make Faulkner recognized in the Western literary world