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Why did William Faulkner resign from his job at the University of Mississippi post office?
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William Faulkner
American novelist William Faulkner.
William Faulkner was forced to resign from his position managing the University of Mississippi post office in Oxford due to his "notorious laxness" in performing his duties.1