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William Faulkner Talks Online, 50 Years Later

First Posted: 07/15/10 06:08 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:05 PM ET

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In the late 1950s, English students at the University of Virginia got the opportunity that most American literature scholars would kill for -- to speak with William Faulkner.

Faulkner spent two years as the writer-in-residence at UVA, where he gave lectures and readings and took questions from students. The lectures were recorded on reel-to-reel tapes, which have now been digitized and published online.

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In the late 1950s, English students at the University of Virginia got the opportunity that most American literature scholars would kill for -- to speak with William Faulkner. Faulkner spent two years...
In the late 1950s, English students at the University of Virginia got the opportunity that most American literature scholars would kill for -- to speak with William Faulkner. Faulkner spent two years...
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08:23 PM on 07/15/2010
It is indeed. It makes you glad to have lived long enough to be able to hear them.
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sisyphus93
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08:29 AM on 07/16/2010
To us Faulkner nuts, it's like hearing the voice of God.....
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