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One Matchless Time - by Jay Parini (Paperback)

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  • "Nothing less than spellbinding . . . It's an eye-opener.
  • Author(s): Jay Parini
  • 528 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Literary Figures

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"Nothing less than spellbinding . . . It's an eye-opener. Anecdotal without being tawdry, analytical without being academic, it captures the essence of Faulkner's life with the narrative drive of a novel." -- Houston Chronicle

"A splendid life of William Faulkner . . . Not only readable but downright enthralling." -- Seattle Times

William Faulkner was a literary genius, and one of America's most important and influential writers. Drawing on previously unavailable sources--including letters, memoirs, and interviews with Faulkner's daughter and lovers--Jay Parini has crafted a biography that delves into the mystery of this gifted and troubled writer. His Faulkner is an extremely talented, obsessive artist plagued by alcoholism and a bad marriage who somehow transcends his limitations. Parini weaves the tragedies and triumphs of Faulkner's life in with his novels, serving up a biography that's as engaging as it is insightful.


This definitive biography goes behind the legend to explore the complex man who created Yoknapatawpha County:


  • The Price of Genius: A powerful look at the obsessive artist plagued by alcoholism and a difficult marriage, and how he transformed his personal tragedies into timeless American literature.
  • New & Unseen Sources: Go beyond the myth with unprecedented access to private letters, memoirs, and revealing interviews with Faulkner's daughter and lovers.
  • A Narrative-Driven Biography: Jay Parini masterfully weaves the life and the work together, telling the story of one of America's greatest authors with the page-turning momentum of a novel.
  • The Heart of Yoknapatawpha: Discover how the history, people, and soil of Oxford, Mississippi, fueled the creation of Faulkner's legendary fictional county and its unforgettable characters.



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William Faulkner was a literary genius, and one of America's most important and influential writers. Drawing on previously unavailable sources -- including letters, memoirs, and interviews with Faulkner's daughter and lovers -- Jay Parini has crafted a biography that delves into the mystery of this gifted and troubled writer. His Faulkner is an extremely talented, obsessive artist plagued by alcoholism and a bad marriage who somehow transcends his limitations. Parini weaves the tragedies and triumphs of Faulkner's life in with his novels, serving up a biography that's as engaging as it is insightful.



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"Nothing less than spellbinding . . . It's an eye-opener. Anecdotal without being tawdry, analytical without being academic, it captures the essence of Faulkner's life with the narrative drive of a novel." - Houston Chronicle

"Does everything a good literary biography should do...ONE MATCHLESS TIME is...a Faulkner biography for our time." - Joseph Blotner, Sewanee Review

"[Parini] has a fellow writer's appreciation for Faulkner's language, and expresses that appreciation vividly...His book pays eloquent tribute." - J. M. Coetzee, New York Review of Books

"A matchless look at the writer... With his characteristic elegance, Parini captures splendidly Faulkner's... inestimable literary achievement." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Parini's candid, personal, and extremely readable book is the place to send readers looking for an overview of an extraordinary sixty-four-year literary career." - William H. Pritchard, Commonweal

"Parini's candid, personal, and extremely readable book is the place to send readers looking for an overview of [Faulkner's] career." - William H. Pritchard, Commonweal

"Irresistible...Parini adds to our knowledge of Faulkner...a new understanding of how the novelist connected his violent, inchoate past with literature's perdurable future, how he turned the savagery of his own blood into the permanence of art.... This biography reads like a novel." - Christian Science Monitor

"Irresistible...A new understanding of how [Faulkner] connected his violent, inchoate past with literature's perdurable future...Reads like a novel." - Christian Science Monitor

"Told with literary grace, pacing, and narrative drive... Jay Parini's biography of William Faulkner easily tops all others." - Frank Lentricchia, Duke University

"No living literary biographer, and few dead ones, surpass Jay Parini's skill...[He] renders a formidable giant of letters accessible. - Ron Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and biographer of Mark Twain

Parini--his prose crystalline, his interpretation proficient--brilliantly illuminates Faulkner's complex psyche... Engrossing and revelatory, this is a landmark biography. - Booklist (starred review)

"The time is right for a biography like Jay Parini's ONE MATCHLESS TIME." - Wall Street Journal

"A splendid life of William Faulkner . . . Not only readable but downright enthralling." - Seattle Times

"Nothing less than spellbinding . . . It's an eye-opener. Anecdotal without being tawdry, analytical without being academic, it captures the essence of Faulkner's life with the narrative drive of a novel . . . A haunting vision of the life and art of our great Southern novelist . . . Parini does an outstanding job of detailing how the fallen South provided [Faulkner with] a rich landscape." - Houston Chronicle

"A worthy contribution to Faulkner scholarship . . . [Parini's] deft handling of biographical fact forms a riveting narrative." - Victor Strandberg, Chicago Tribune

"The heroic Parini hurries us directly back to THE SOUND AND THE FURY, LIGHT IN AUGUST, and ABSALOM, ABSALOM!" - John Leonard, Harper's Magazine

"An accomplished novelist and biographer, Parini . . . provides a brisk, engrossing account of Faulkner's life." - Oregonian

"Fine biography... Parini maintains a good balance of the man and his art. [His] analyses ring true." - Tennessean


Dimensions (Overall): 8.07 Inches (H) x 5.32 Inches (W) x 1.33 Inches (D)
Weight: .99 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 528
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Literary Figures
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: Jay Parini
Language: English
Street Date: June 1, 2005
TCIN: 91353924
UPC: 9780060935559
Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-3954
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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