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Faulkner on How to Study Literature

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From the Paris Review interview with novelist William Faulkner, published in 1956:

INTERVIEWER: Some people say they can’t understand your writing, even after they read it two or three times. What approach would you suggest for them?

FAULKNER: Read it four times.