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William Faulkner

American author William Faulkner is best known for his novels and stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, including *The Sound and the Fury* and *As I Lay Dying*. A Nobel Prize winner, his work is celebrated for its profound influence on modern literature. This page provides the William Faulkner books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1926Soldiers' PayPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1927Wishing TreePOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1927MosquitoesPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1929SartorisPOoSaSB · 1Buy ↗

1929The Sound and the FuryPOoSaSB · 2Buy ↗

1930A Rose for EmilyPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1930As I Lay DyingPOoSaSB · 3Buy ↗

1931These 13POoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1931SanctuaryPOoSaSB · 4Buy ↗

1932Light in AugustPOoSaSB · 5Buy ↗

1934WashPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

1934Doctor Martino and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1935PylonPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1936Absalom, Absalom!POoSaSB · 6Buy ↗

1938The UnvanquishedPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1939Barn Burning and other storiesPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1939The Wild Palms / If I Forget Thee JerusalemPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1940The HamletPOoTSTB · 1Buy ↗

1942The BearPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

1942Go Down, MosesPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1948Intruder in the DustPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1948Collected StoriesPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

1949Knight's GambitPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

1950Requiem for a NunPOoSaSB · 7Buy ↗

1954A FablePOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1954Sanctuary and Requiem for a NunPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1955Big WoodsPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

1956Selected Short StoriesPOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

1957The TownPOoTSTB · 2Buy ↗

1957New Orleans SketchesPOoSSC · 10Buy ↗

1958Three Famous Short NovelsPOoSSC · 11Buy ↗

1959The MansionPOoTSTB · 3Buy ↗

1960Marble Faun and a Green BoughPOoSSC · 12Buy ↗

1962The ReiversPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1967Uncle Willy and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 13Buy ↗

1973Flags in the DustPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1977Jealousy and EpisodePOoSSC · 14Buy ↗

1978MaydayPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

1978The MarionettesPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

1979Uncollected Stories of William FaulknerPOoSSC · 15Buy ↗

1981Road to Glory(With: Joel Sayre)POoSB · 1Buy ↗

1987Volume I: The Color of EvilPOoTDDB · 1Buy ↗

1990Volume II: The Medusa In The ShieldPOoTDDB · 2Buy ↗

1991Volume III:A Fabulous, Formless DarknessPOoTDDB · 3Buy ↗

1996Barn BurningPOoSS · 6Buy ↗

2013The Essential FaulknerPOoSSC · 16Buy ↗

2018Ole Miss JuveniliaPOoSSC · 17Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels10 books · 1926–1973

01Soldiers' Pay1926Buy ↗

02Mosquitoes1927Buy ↗

03Pylon1935Buy ↗

04The Unvanquished1938Buy ↗

05The Wild Palms / If I Forget Thee Jerusalem1939Buy ↗

06Intruder in the Dust1948Buy ↗

07A Fable1954Buy ↗

08Sanctuary and Requiem for a Nun1954Buy ↗

09The Reivers1962Buy ↗

10Flags in the Dust1973Buy ↗

Publication Order of Sin and Salvation Books7 books · 1929–1950

01Sartoris1929Buy ↗

02The Sound and the Fury1929Buy ↗

03As I Lay Dying1930Buy ↗

04Sanctuary1931Buy ↗

05Light in August1932Buy ↗

06Absalom, Absalom!1936Buy ↗

07Requiem for a Nun1950Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Dark Descent Books3 books · 1987–1991

01Volume I: The Color of Evil1987Buy ↗

02Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield1990Buy ↗

03Volume III:A Fabulous, Formless Darkness1991Buy ↗

Publication Order of Screenplays Books1 book · 1981

01Road to Glory(With: Joel Sayre)1981Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Snopes Trilogy Books3 books · 1940–1959

01The Hamlet1940Buy ↗

02The Town1957Buy ↗

03The Mansion1959Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas6 books · 1930–1996

01A Rose for Emily1930Buy ↗

02Wash1934Buy ↗

03The Bear1942Buy ↗

04Mayday1978Buy ↗

05The Marionettes1978Buy ↗

06Barn Burning1996Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections17 books · 1927–2018

01Wishing Tree1927Buy ↗

02These 131931Buy ↗

03Doctor Martino and Other Stories1934Buy ↗

04Barn Burning and other stories1939Buy ↗

05Go Down, Moses1942Buy ↗

06Collected Stories1948Buy ↗

07Knight's Gambit1949Buy ↗

08Big Woods1955Buy ↗

09Selected Short Stories1956Buy ↗

10New Orleans Sketches1957Buy ↗

11Three Famous Short Novels1958Buy ↗

12Marble Faun and a Green Bough1960Buy ↗

13Uncle Willy and Other Stories1967Buy ↗

14Jealousy and Episode1977Buy ↗

15Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner1979Buy ↗

16The Essential Faulkner2013Buy ↗

17Ole Miss Juvenilia2018Buy ↗

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