Mosquitoes

A Novel

William Faulkner

• Publisher: Open Road Media
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781504083782
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Classics
• Index: Literature

This Nobel Prize–winning author's satirical Southern novel is "full of the kind of swift and lusty writing that comes from a healthy, fresh pen" (Lillian Hellman, New York Herald Tribune ). If ever there was a William Faulkner novel that could be called a portrait of the artist as a young man, Mosquitoes is that book. Set on a yacht excursion on Lake Pontchartrain, Faulkner's second novel introduces his readers to the artistic community of New Orleans, a vibrant band of aspiring artists, charismatic dilettantes and social butterflies. A satiric look at the world Faulkner himself inhabited in his early years as a writer, Mosquitoes is a high-spirted, engaging novel from the Nobel laureate–winning author known for his classic portrayals of the American South. "It approaches in the first half and reaches in the second half a brilliance that you can rightfully expect only in the writings of a few men." —Lillian Hellman

Table of contents

• Title Page
• PROLOGUE
• THE FIRST DAY
• THE SECOND DAY
• THE THIRD DAY
• THE FOURTH DAY
• EPILOGUE
• Copyright