福克纳(1897—1962)是美国最主要的小说家之一,也是20世纪西方意识流的代表作家之一。1914年,福克纳开始在刊物上发表诗歌,诗风受到欧洲浪漫主义、象征主义的影响。1925年,福克纳来到当时美国南方的文化中心新奥尔良市,结识了一些文人与艺术家,包括名重一时的小说家舍伍德·安德森。他的第一部小说《士兵的报酬》即是在安德森的帮助下于1926年出版的。1925年7月,福克纳赴欧洲游历, Faulkner (1897-1962) is one of the most important novelists in the United States and one of the representative writers in the stream of Western consciousness in the 20th century. In 1914, Faulkner began to publish poems in journals, which were influenced by European romanticism and symbolism. In 1925, Faulkner came to New Orleans, then the cultural center of the South, and met with some scholars and artists, including the well-known novelist Sherwood Anderson. His first novel, “Soldiers’ Reward,” was published in 1926 with the help of Anderson. July 1925, Faulkner traveled to Europe,