A ledger and diary from a Mississippi plantation containing records of slavery has been identified as having influenced the work of Southern author William Faulkner, and is adding to the research of University English professor John Lowe.
Lowe’s book, “Faulkner’s Fraternal Fury: Sibling Rivalry, Racial Kinship and Democracy” details Faulkner’s turbulent relationship with his brothers and how it influenced his work.
Lowe is taking time to revise his book to contain this new discovery and will publish it in 2011.
“[The ledger shows] what seems to be something [Faulkner] made up — the history of that plantation family in “Go Down, Moses” — really has a basis in facts,” Lowe said.
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