○ NobelPrizeSpeech ○
williamfaulkner(1897-1962)thenovelsofwilliamfaulknerrankamongthemostimportantbooksofthe20thcentury.forthemfaulknerwasawardedthe1949nobelprizeinliterature.faulknerwrotemostlyabouthishometownofoxford,inlafayettecounty.mi..aftertwoarenticenovels,faulknerwrotesixofhisbestbooksbetween1929and1932,amongthemarethesoundandthefury,asilaydying,andsanctuary.***************
ifeelthatthisawardwasnotmadetomeasaman,buttomywork,alife''sworkintheagonyandsweatofthehumanirit.notforgloryandleastofall,forprofit,buttocreateoutofthematerialofthehumaniritsomethingwhichdidnotexistbefore.sothisawardisonlymineintrust.itwouldnot bedifficulttofindadedicationforthemoneypartofit,commeurateforthepurposeandsignificanceofitsorigin.butiwou1d1iketodothesamewiththeacclaimtoobyusingthismomentasapiaclefromwhichimightbelistenedtobytheyoungmenandwoman,alreadydedicatedtothesameanguishandtravail,amongwhomisalreadythatonewhowillsomedaystandherewhereiamstanding.
ourtragedytodayisageneralanduniversalphysica1fearsolongsustainedbynowthatwecanevenbearitthere''renolongerproblemsoftheirit,there''sonlythequestio"whenwillibeblownup?".becauseofthis,theyoungmanorwomanwritingtodayhasforgottentheproblemsofthehumanheartinconflictwithitself,whichalonecanmakegoodwritingbecauseonlythatisworthwritingabout,worththeagonyandthesweat.
hemustlearnthemagain,hemustteachhimselfthatthebasestofallthingsistobeafraid,andteachinghimselfthat,forgetitforeverleavingnoroominhisworkshopforanythingbuttheoldveritiesandtruthsoftheheart.theolduniversaltruths,lackingwhichanystoryisephemeralanddoomed:loveandhonorandpityandpride,andcompaionandsacrifice.
untilhedoesso,helaborsunderacurse.hewritesnotoflove,butoflust,ofdefeatsinwhichnobodylosesanythingofvalue,ofvictorieswithouthope,andmostofall,withoutpityorcompa
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