A statue of William Faulkner overlooks downtown Oxford, Miss. Faulkner’s childhood home and burial spot are just a few short blocks apart, yet he somehow managed to encompass all of humanity from this small Southern town. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
A look at the front of the statue in downtown Oxford, Miss. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
The Lafayette County Courthouse is in the heart of downtown Oxford, Miss. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
A classic style is displayed in a men’s shop in Oxford, Miss., which is both cosmopolitan and small town. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
The Lyceum building rises on the campus of the University of Mississippi, affectionately known as Ole Miss, in Oxford. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
The Faulkner family plot in St. Peter’s Cemetery on the northeastern side of town. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Rowan Oak, the antebellum house where Faulkner lived from 1930 until his death in 1962, is a few blocks from downtown Oxford. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Students from Madison Central High School in Madison, Miss., tour Rowan Oak. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
At Rowan Oak, Faulkner’s typewriter sits on a small table that was given to him by his mother. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Faulkner’s glasses rest on the writing desk in the library, where he wrote for years before adding an office to Rowan Oak. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
A sign greets visitors to Faulkner’s home in Oxford, Miss. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
