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Pylon
novel by Faulkner
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discussed in biography
- In William Faulkner: The major novels
…much of the material for Pylon, the novel about racing and barnstorming pilots that he published in 1935. Having given the Waco to his youngest brother, Dean, and encouraged him to become a professional pilot, Faulkner was both grief- and guilt-stricken when Dean crashed and died in the plane later…
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film adaptation
- In Douglas Sirk: From All That Heaven Allows to Imitation of Life
…adaptation of William Faulkner’s novel Pylon that reteamed Sirk with Hudson, Malone, and Stack in a story about barnstorming pilots—Sirk again proved his mastery of grandly dramatic melodrama.
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