Faulkner

American  

[fawk-ner] / ˈfɔk nər /

noun

1. William, 1897–1962, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Nobel Prize 1949.

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Faulkner British  

/ ˈfɔːknə, fɔːkˈnɪərɪən /

noun

1. William. 1897–1962, US novelist and short-story writer. Most of his works portray the problems of the southern US, esp the novels set in the imaginary county of Yoknapatawpha in Mississippi. Other novels include The Sound and the Fury (1929) and Light in August (1932): Nobel prize for literature 1949

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Other Word Forms

• Faulknerian
  adjective

Example Sentences

Faulkner found it in the patient, steadfast Dilsey of “The Sound and the Fury,” and in his greatest novel, “Absalom, Absalom!” he showed how its absence led inexorably to the ruin of Thomas Sutpen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

“It’s a normal congregation of Christian worshippers,” he said on a separate Fox News segment, speaking to Harris Faulkner.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

To persuade Viking to publish the book, Cowley manufactured marketing buzz by writing a series of effusive essays that placed Faulkner within a lineage of American classics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Industry experts have estimated it could cost anywhere from £500,000 up to £4m, said Ruth Faulkner, the managing editor for Retail Jeweller magazine.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

William Faulkner was excited to be working on a plot that starred men and women flying together to defeat the Nazis.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein