A Rose for Emily

"A Rose for Emily"
Short story by William Faulkner
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Southern gothic
Publication
Publication typeMagazine
Publication dateApril 1930
SeriesEmilys Diary

"A Rose for Emily" is a short story by American author William Faulkner, first published on April 30, 1930 in an issue of The Forum. The story takes place in Faulkner's fictional Jefferson, Mississippi, in the equally fictional county of Yoknapatawpha. It was Faulkner's first short story published in a national magazine.