William Cuthbert Faulkner ( \ / ˈfɔːknər \ / ; born Falkner , September 25 , 1897 - July 6 , 1962 ) , also known as Will Faulkner , was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford , Mississippi .
William Faulkner ( born William Cuthbert Falkner ) , ( September 25 , 1897-July 6 , 1962 ) was an American author .