by William Faulkner · Proa · tapa dura · ISBN 9788475880396
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The Wild Palms is a novel written by William Faulkner, published in 1939. The story interweaves two distinct narratives: one about a man and a woman who flee to New Orleans in search of illicit passion, and another about a convict in Mississippi who risks his freedom to save a pregnant woman during a flood. The novel explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the struggle against fate, all in Faulkner's characteristic style, with rich prose and a deep exploration of the characters and the environment.
William Cuthbert Faulkner 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. Winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers of American literature, often considered the greatest writer of Southern literature and regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.
