William Faulkner William Faulkner is one of America’s most talked about writers and his work should be included in any literary canon for several reasons. After reading a few of his short stories, it becomes clear that Faulkner’s works have uniqueness to them. One of the qualities that make William Faulkner’s writings different is his close connection with the South. Gwendolyn Charbnier states, “Besides the sociological factors that influence Faulkner’s work, biographical factors are of great importance…” (20). Faulkner’s magnificent imagination led him to create a fictional Mississippi county named Yoknapatawpha, which includes every detail from square mileage of the count