For the novel of the same name by William Faulkner, see The Town (Faulkner)

The Town (Faulkner)

The Town is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1957, about the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi. It is the second of the "Snopes" trilogy, following The Hamlet and completed by The Mansion ....

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For the film of the same name see The Town (2010 film)

The Town (2010 film)

The Town is a 2010 crime film starring, co-written, and directed by Ben Affleck adapted from Chuck Hogan's novel Prince of Thieves. The film opened in theaters in the United States on September 17, 2010 at number one with more than $23 million and positive reviews...

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The Town is a novel written by Conrad Richter

Conrad Richter

Conrad Michael Richter was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist whose lyrical work focuses on life along the American frontier.-Biography:...

 in 1950

1950 in literature

The year 1950 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Kazuo Shimada wins the "Mystery Writer Of Japan" award for his book Shakai-bu Kisha .*Jack Kerouac has his first novel published....

. It is the third installment of his Awakening Land trilogy. The Trees

The Trees (novel)

The first novel of Conrad Richter's trilogy The Awakening Land, The Trees is set in the wilderness of central Ohio . The simple plot — composed of what are essentially episodes in the life of a pioneer family before the virgin hardwood forest was cut down — is told in a third person narration rich...

(1940) and The Fields

The Fields (novel)

The Fields is a 1946 novel by Conrad Richter and the second work in his The Awakening Land trilogy. It continues the story of the characters Portius and Sayward Luckett Wheeler begun in the novel The Trees....

(1946) were the earlier installments in the series. The Town was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. It originated as the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel, which was awarded between 1918 and 1947.-1910s:...

 in 1951.

In September 1966, Alfred A. Knopf reissued the trilogy as a single hardcover volume. According to the edition notice

Edition notice

The edition notice is the page in a book containing information about the current edition, usually on the back of the title page...

of this all-in-one version -- which lists the original publication dates of the three books -- The Town was first published on 24 April 1950.

External links

• Photos of the first edition of The Town