Snopes: The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion
Автор:
William FaulknerЖанр:
Старинная литература: Прочее;Серия:
3Дата добавления:
2013-09-24Язык книги:
EnglishКол-во страниц:
299William Faulkner стр.1
Soldiers’ Pay
Автор:
William FaulknerЖанр:
Научная фантастика;Дата добавления:
2022-03-17Язык книги:
EnglishКол-во страниц:
88
Description
Soldiers’ Pay is William Faulkner’s first published novel. It begins with a train journey on which two American soldiers, Joe Gilligan and Julian Lowe, are returning from the First World War. They meet a scarred, lethargic, and withdrawn fighter pilot, Donald Mahon, who was presumed dead by his family. The novel continues to focus on Mahon and his slow deterioration, and the various romantic complications that arise upon his return home.
Faulkner drew inspiration for this novel from his own experience of the First World War. In the spring of 1918, he moved from his hometown, Oxford, Mississippi, to Yale and worked as an accountant until meeting a Canadian Royal Air...
