Which American author created the fictional Yoknapatawpha County as the setting for most of his novels?
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William Faulkner
Faulkner won the Nobel Prize for his complex 'Southern Gothic' stories set in this imaginary Mississippi county. He even drew a hand-made map of the area, labeling it as 'William Faulkner, Sole Owner & Proprietor.'
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