The years 1942 to 1954 saw William Faulkner's rise to literary celebrity - sought after by Hollywood, lionized by the critics, awarded a Nobel Prize in 1950 and the Pulitzer and National Book Award for 1954. But despite his success, he was plagued by depression and alcohol and haunted by a sense that he had more to achieve - and a finite amount of time and energy to achieve it. This volume - the third in The Library of America's new, authoritative...

Presents five works from American writer John Steinbeck, all portraying life in rural California.

This unique 50th anniversary collection recaptures the century's greatest cataclysm and the brilliant generation of American journalists who reported it--nearly 90 writers, the best of a remarkable generation whose talent, sense of purpose, and physical courage remain unsurpassed in the annals of war reporting. Includes a detailed chronology of the war, historical maps, a glossary of military terms, and photos and illustrations.

"After a brilliant literary career in Russian, Vladimir Nabokov came to the United States and went on to an even more brilliant one in English-- earning a place as one of the greatest writers of his adopted home. Here he published the autobiography and eight novels now collected in an authoritative three-volume set. Lolita-- one of the most controversial and widely read books of its time-- is the satiric, poignant "confession" of a middle-aged European's...