William Faulkner vs. Leo Tolstoy
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
William Faulkner
1923 – 1962
William Faulkner was an American novelist and short-story writer celebrated for his complex narratives set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County; he won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature and wrote classics such as The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying. His experimental prose and exploration of the American South have had lasting influence on 20th-century literature.
"The saddest thing about love, Joe, is that not only the love cannot last forever, but even the heartbreak is soon forgotten."
Leo Tolstoy
1828 – 1910
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
"I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts."
Connections
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