Red Leaves

"Red Leaves" is a short story by American author William Faulkner. First published in the Saturday Evening Post on October 25, 1930,[1] it was one of Faulkner's first stories to appear in a national magazine.[2] The next year the story was included in These 13, Faulkner's first collection of short stories.[3] The title of the story symbolizes the American Indian,[4] specifically the Chickasaw.[5]

When writing the story, Faulkner was heavily influenced by Death in the Afternoon by Ernest Hemingway.[6]

James Franco is reportedly directing a short film based on the story.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ McFarland, Dorothy Tuck (1964). Crowell's Handbook of Faulkner. Crowell. pp. 174. 
  2. ^ Volpe, Edmond Loris (2004). A Reader's Guide to William Faulkner: The Short Stories. Syracuse University Press. pp. 138. ISBN 0815630476. 
  3. ^ a b Scott, Mike (2007-08-31). Short Subjects: Actor James Franco brings film to town; Swag of the week; From the blog; Buried Treasures. The Times-Picayune. http://blog.nola.com/mikescott/2007/08/short_subjects_actor_james_fra.html. Retrieved 2008-11-04. 
  4. ^ Gwynn, Frederick L. (1995). Faulkner in the University. University of Virginia Press. pp. 39. ISBN 0813916127. 
  5. ^ Bassett, John Earl (1997). William Faulkner. Routledge. pp. 274. ISBN 0415159334. 
  6. ^ Meyers, Jeffrey (1999). Hemingway: A Biography. De Capo Press. pp. 431. ISBN 0306808900. 

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