Contents capter a short Biography of William Faulkner's

CAPTER. A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM FAULKNER'S

Along with Faulkner’s grandfather, his grandmother, Lelia Butler, and mother Maud, also inspired him greatly. They both were voracious readers, painters, and photographers. Both of them have thought of Faulkner the beauty of color and line. 
The caretaker of Faulkner was a black woman named Caroline Barr. She also influenced him greatly in his life. In his documents, Faulkner has pointed out to Barr as motivation and spurred in him a fascination with politics of race and sexuality.
Faulkner started drawing from his teenage years. He also enjoyed writing and reading poetry. He started imitating the Scottish romantics by the age of 12. He was highly intelligent; however, he did not take an interest in school and did not earn any high school diploma. Faulkner worked as a clerk and carpenter in the bank of his grandfather.
Faulkner was greatly impressed by Estelle Oldham. After her engagement, Faulkner turned to a new mentor Phil Stone. Phil Stone was greatly impressed by his poetry. On the invitation of Stone, Faulkner shifted to New Heaven, in Connecticut and started living with him. Stone nurtured his passion for writing.
While working on Prose, Faulkner started working at the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. In 1918, he joined the British Royal Flying Corps, tempted by the war in Europe. He was trained as a pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
In 1919, Faulkner attended the University of Mississippi. He started writing for the Mississippian, a student newspaper. In this newspaper, he submitted his first published poem and short fiction. He dropped out after the three semesters. He then worked as an assistant to a bookseller in New York City. He also worked as a postmaster for university.
In 1924, Faulkner’s collection of poetry The Marble Faun was published by Phil Stone. Afterward, Faulkner shifted to New Orleans, where he published numerous essays for the magazine named The Double Dealer.
Faulkner published his first novel in 1926 named Soldier’ Pay. In his stay in Paris, where he shifted in 1925, he wrote about the Luxembourg Gardens.
On the advice of his friend Sherwood Anderson, an American writer, Faulkner started writing about his native region of Mississippi. He developed many great characters based on his encounter with the real people of his native town.
Faulkner developed a fictional Yaknapatawpha Country for his most famous novel, The Sound and the Fury, published in 1929. In 1930, Faulkner published As I Lay Dying.

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