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| Author | William Faulkner |
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| Cover artist | George Salter |
| Language | English |
| Series | Snopes trilogy |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages | 421 pp |
| OCLC | 409724 |
| Preceded by | If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem |
| Followed by | Go Down, Moses |
The Hamlet is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1940, about the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi. Originally a standalone novel, it was later followed by The Town (1957) and The Mansion (1959), forming the Snopes trilogy.