[阅读导引] 威廉·福克纳(1897-1962),美国著名作家。1926年发表第—部长篇小说《士兵的报酬》,反映了作者的苦闷情绪。此后作品多以美国南方为背景,运用所谓“内心独白”手法,叙述南方种值园主及资产阶级腐朽没落的生活。主要作品有《喧嚣和狂怒》《当我垂死的时候》《圣地》《八月之光》《村舍》等。1949年获诺贝尔文学奖。 [Reading Guide] William Faulkner (1897-1962), a famous American writer. In 1926, the first ministerial novel “Remuneration for Soldiers” reflected the author’s depression. Since then, his work has been mostly based on the South of the United States. He used the so-called “inner monologue” method to describe the decaying and declining life of the southern garden owners and the bourgeoisie. The main works include “Skull and Fury” “When I Die,” “Holy Land,” “Light of August,” “Village,” and so on. In 1949 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.