V. one: Book I The Ancestors (to 1897) -- Book II Childhood and youth (1897-1918) -- Book III Soldier, student, and public servant (1918-1925) -- Book IV The Vagabond (1925) -- Book V The Novelist (1925-1929) -- Book VI Husband and father (1929-1932) -- Book VII Scenarist and aviator (1932-1935)
V. two: Book VIII Fiction, farming, and films (1935-1942) -- Book IX Bondage and deliverance (1942-1950) -- Book X Acclaim (1950-1953) -- Book XI The Public man (1953-1957) -- Book XII A New life (1957-1962)
Summary
Comprehensive portrait of William Faulkner and his works