don't like faulkner too much, but AS I LAY DYING is good. James Baldwin THE FIRE NEXT TIME is the most riveting book i have ever read. Achebe THE ARROW OF GOD (i think that's what it's called) is good. My favorite author though, is Salman Rushdie. Amazing style to his work. Check out his new one, THE WIND BENEATH HER FEET (i think again).