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Oxford, Faulkner, and Returning Southern
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Oxford, Faulkner, and Returning Southern

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I have been reading and writing most of my life. As such, I’ve been generally aware of where the Greats lived. I knew Mississippi, and Oxford specifically, had a considerable literary tradition, but it was never at the forefront of my mind. I’ve never found myself particularly wrapped up in the personal lives of writers outside of their work. As they wo…

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