Three Famous Short Novels: Spotted Horses, Old Man, the Bear

These short works offer three different approaches to Faulkner, each representative of his work as a whole. ＂Spotted Horses＂ is a hilarious acch representative of his work as a whole. ＂Spotted Horses＂ is a hilarious accand pits the ＂cold practicality＂ of women against the boyish folly of men. ＂＂Old Man＂ is something of an adventure story. When a flood ravages the count＂Old Man＂ is something of an adventure story. When a flood ravages the counta convict finds himself adrift with a pregnant woman. And ＂The Bear,＂ perhaps his best known shorter work, is the story of a boy’s coming to terms with the adult world. By learning how to hunt, the boy is taught the real meaning of pride, humility, and courage.

William Cuthbert Faulkner was born in 1897 and raised in Oxford, Mississippi, where he spent most of his life. One of the towering figures of American literature, he is the author of The Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!, and As I Lay Dying, among many other remarkable books. Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1950 and France’s Legion of Honor in 1951. He died in 1962.