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William Faulkner (1897-1962) was an American writer and Nobel laureate in Literature. Born in New Albany, Mississippi, he is best known for his novels, such as "The Sound and the Fury," "As I Lay Dying," and "Light in August." Faulkner's work is characterized by his innovative narrative techniques, rich symbolism, and exploration of themes related to the American South, race, and identity. His contribution to American literature earned him numerous awards and accolades, making him one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.

I decline to accept the end of man. It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he will endure: that when the last dingdong of doom has clanged and faded from the last worthless rock hanging tideless in the last red and dying evening, that even then there will still be one more sound: that of his puny inexhaustible voice, still talking. I refuse to accept this. I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail.http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/1949/faulkner-speech.html

William Faulkner, speech at the

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