Faulknerian

American  

[fawk-neer-ee-uhn] / fɔkˈnɪər i ən /

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary style of William Faulkner.

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Etymology

Origin of Faulknerian

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; Faulkner + -ian

Example Sentences

In her Midwestern hands, the Faulknerian style was reborn, no longer choking on its own truth, race and the legacy of slavery no longer pushed below the surface.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2019

I had to fight a sense of creeping claustrophobia as I read it, and its Faulknerian sentences, which can run on for half a page or more, sometimes felt like a literary endurance test.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2019

I like that it’s set in the South—in Mississippi—but isn’t “Southern” in the traditional sense of Southern—that is, Faulknerian or O’Connor-ish.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 30, 2018

Wong has a Faulknerian view: “It’s not just the same fights,” she told me, “but the exact same people.”

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2016

No, people didn't really talk like that back then -- in flowing sentences of Faulknerian length, packed with clauses and subclauses.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2010