And his home, Rowan Oak, is soon to reopen for tours after a multimillion-dollar refurbishing.

He and his daughter, Jill, lived at Rowan Oak until after her mother's death.

The deed to Rowan Oak states that the house be shown as a memorial to the writer - not a furniture show.

Like the furniture at Rowan Oak, it looks pretty much store-bought and without mystery.

I went into the tourist information office to get directions to Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's home.

I asked her the way to Rowan Oak.

Rowan Oak was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968.

William Faulkner's estate, Rowan Oak, is owned by the university.

Even Faulkner's old phone number has been saved; it's still the one for Rowan Oak.

In August, Rowan Oak will begin requiring admission, $5 a person, for the first time.