Knights gambit william faulkner random house jan 3 2012 fiction 272 pages 0 reviews gavin stevens the wise and forbearing student of crime and of the folk ways of yoknapatawpha county mississippi plays the major role in these six stories of violence in each stevenssharp insights and ingenious detection uncover the underlying motives preview this book what people are . Knights gambit by william faulkner by william faulkner by william faulkner by william faulkner best seller part of vintage international category gothic horror category gothic horror paperback 1595 jan 03 2012 isbn 9780307946799 buy ebook 699 may 18 2011 isbn 9780307792433 buy all formats paperback 1595 jan 03 2012 isbn 9780307946799 add to cart also . William faulkner was born in new albany mississippi on september 25 1897 his family was rooted in local history his great grandfather a confederate colonel and state politician was assassinated by a former partner in 1889 and his grandfather was a wealth lawyer who owned a railroad when faulkner was five his parents moved to oxford mississippi where he received a desultory education