William Faulkner, Flags in the Dust

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Composition and Publishing History

The third novel William Faulkner wrote, probably beginning in late 1926 or early 1927, was Flags in the Dust. The novel as it was eventually published, however, on 31 January 1929 (Blotner, 193), was not the work Faulkner had originally written, but was instead a considerably shortened version entitled Sartoris.

The third novel William Faulkner wrote, probably beginning in late 1926 or early 1927, was

Flags in the Dust

. The novel as it was eventually published, however, on 31 January 1929 (Blotner, 193), was not the work Faulkner had originally written, but was instead a considerably shortened version entitled

Sartoris

.

In October 1927, Faulkner had submitted Flags to Boni

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Citation: Dasher, Thomas. "Flags in the Dust". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 May 2020 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=5110, accessed 29 March 2024.]

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