The Reivers
novel by Faulkner
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discussed in biography
- In William Faulkner: Later life and works of William Faulkner
…of male maturation he called The Reivers and appropriately subtitled “A Reminiscence.” A month later he was dead, of a heart attack, at the age of 64, his health undermined by his drinking and by too many falls from horses too big for him.
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film adaptation
- In Mark Rydell
…William Faulkner’s comic (and final) novel, starred Steve McQueen as a high-spirited handyman who takes a young boy (Mitch Vogel) and a friend (Rupert Crosse) on a car ride to Memphis. Far less lively was The Cowboys (1972), an acerbic western starring John Wayne as an old rancher who recruits…
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