Flags in the Dust

Completed in 1927, but published in 1948, Flags in the Dust may be the best introduction to Faulkner. This restored version is from the original manuscript and writings of Faulkner, and is the original version of the much truncated novel Sartoris that was published in 1929.


The Sartoris family of Yoknapatawpha County is one of the oldest and best regarded families in the area. This is really the story of the dissolution of a family, and the effects of War in general on impressionable and vulnerable young men. The war in question is World War I, but the effects of the American Civil War are still felt strongly and affect the dealings and treatment of all involved. 


Faulkner’s insight into the workings of the Southern soul is as accurate as an arrow hitting it's bull's-eye, and as kind as a Mother's arms.