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Fact #111516

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The short story, A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner, is first published in Forum magazine in the USA. Many years later, Rod Argent of The Zombies will read the story and be inspired by its title to compose a song entitled A Rose For Emily, which will appear on the band's 1968 album Odessy And Oracle.