Podcasts History Mississippi Moments Podcast MSM 320 Ann Abadie - The First William Faulkner Conference

MSM 320 Ann Abadie - The First William Faulkner Conference

Published: Aug. 9, 2012, 4:49 p.m.

As a college student in North Carolina, Ann Abadie grew to love the writings of William Faulkner.\xa0 She discusses her decision to move to Faulkner\u2019s home town of Oxford.

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Visitors to Oxford frequently requested tours of Faulkner\u2019s home and other sites of interest.\xa0 Abadie explains how this led to the first William Faulkner Conference in 1974.

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That first conference was planned as an intimate gathering of a few Faulkner faithful.\xa0 Abadie says that no one expected such a huge response or that it would become an annual event.