{"product_id":"9780061751233_one-matchless-time","title":"One Matchless Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e“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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A splendid life of William Faulkner . . . Not only readable but downright enthralling.” — Seattle Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn obsessive artist who drank himself to the brink. A literary genius who somehow transcended his own limitations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAgainst the Odds:\u003c\/b\u003e Based on previously unavailable letters and interviews, Parini explores how an artist plagued by alcoholism and a bad marriage produced some of the greatest works of American literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Making of a Modernist:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the forces that shaped Faulkner, from the long shadow of his great-grandfather, the \"Old Colonel,\" to the creation of his mythical Yoknapatawpha County.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNarrative Biography:\u003c\/b\u003e Written with the narrative drive of a novel, this account weaves together the tragedies and triumphs of Faulkner's life with the creation of his timeless books.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNobel Prize Winner:\u003c\/b\u003e An insightful look into the life and mind of one of the 20th century's most important writers, a Nobel laureate who redefined the American novel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jay Parini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47006986043541,"sku":"9780061751233","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780061751233.png?v=1777422861","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780061751233_one-matchless-time","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}