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The Reivers: A Reminiscence, published in 1962, is the last novel by the American author William Faulkner. It was published a month before his death. The bestselling novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1963. Faulkner previously won this award for his book A Fable, making him one of only four authors to be awarded it more than ...
In addition to several speeches, Faulkner also wrote several essays on topics ranging from Albert Camus to Japan. A year later in 1926, Faulkner's first novel Soldiers' Pay was published. His 19th and final, The Reivers, in 1962, the year he died. He was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer for the work.
William Cuthbert Faulkner (/ ˈ f ɔː k n ər /; [1] [2] September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer. He is best known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, a stand-in for Lafayette County where he spent most of his life.
Conrad Kent Rivers was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Cora McIver and William Dixon Rivers. [2] He began writing poetry in high school and in 1951 his poem "Poor Peon" won the Savannah, Georgia, State Poetry Prize. [3] He attended Wilberforce University, Chicago Teachers College and Indiana University.
Oscar C. Eliason (January 6, 1902 – March 1, 1985) was a Swedish American clergyman, who served as a pastor and evangelist in the Assemblies of God, and was a prolific poet and composer, who composed over 50 hymns and gospel songs, including A Name I Highly Treasure and the popular Got Any Rivers?, which influenced another song, God Specializes, commonly regarded as one of the foundational ...
The Reivers is a 1962 book by William Faulkner. The Reivers can also refer to: The Reivers (band), an American band; The Reivers (folkband), a Scottish band; The Reivers, a 1969 film based on the Faulkner novel; Border Reivers, raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border between the 13th and 16th centuries; The Reivers, a Scottish cricket franchise ...
"She said, 'I had 10 new minutes before they closed the casket,'" recalled Amoros, who went on to write jokes and books with Rivers until her death in 2014. "She wasn't afraid of crossing the line ...
The Reivers (also known as The Yellow Winton Flyer in the U.K.) [3] is a 1969 Technicolor film in Panavision starring Steve McQueen and directed by Mark Rydell, based on the 1962 William Faulkner novel The Reivers, a Reminiscence. [4]