William Faulkner celebrated in Oxford, Miss.

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Photos: Oxford, Miss., celebrates the 50-year anniversary of novelist William Faulkner's death by holding a reading of his novel "The Reivers" on the porch of his antebellum house, Rowan Oak, on July 6, 2012. Literary pilgrims continue to flock to Faulkner's Mississippi hometown.

A life-sized statue of the late Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner sits in front of the Oxford, Miss., City Hall in the shadow of the county courthouse. Oxford commemorates the 50th anniversary of the writer's death July 6 with several events, including a tag-team reading of one of his novel, "The Reivers."

William Faulkner's primary writing tool, his portable typewriter, sits on a desk in his office. The room overlooks the stable at Rowan Oak, his home in Oxford, Miss. The house is now owned and maintained by the University of Mississippi as a museum and is opened to the public, allowing a glimpse into the writer's complex life.

Andy Mullins, right, waits his turn as Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson reads from "The Reivers." Faulkner died 50 years ago on July 6, 1962. Over 100 people are reading from the book on July 6 to commemorate Faulkner.

Lisa McDanels and her husband, Kendall Christian, of Rocky River, Ohio, inspect the display cases at Rowan Oak, the home of the late Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner, in Oxford, Miss.

William Faulkner's home in Oxford, Miss., is a prime tourist attraction and has been designated a National Historical Landmark.

Jay Watson, professor of Faulkner Studies at the University of Mississippi, stands on the porch at Rowan Oak and discusses Faulkner's role in American literature.

Writings by the late Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner are seen on the walls of his office at his antebellum home, Rowan Oak. Using pencil, Faulkner outlined events of A Fable, a 1954 novel that unfolds during Holy Week .

Ryan Spilker, a student at the University of Mississippi, studies William Faulkner's handwriting on the walls of his home office.

William Faulkner's fans are known to pour bourbon on his grave. Coins, bottle caps and an occasional empty bottle of spirits adorn his grave stone. Faulkner is buried next to his wife at St. Peter's Cemetery in Oxford, Miss.

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A life-sized statue of the late Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner sits in front of the Oxford, Miss., City Hall in the shadow of the county courthouse. Oxford commemorates the 50th anniversary of the writer's death July 6 with several events, including a tag-team reading of one of his novel, "The Reivers."

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