If I Forget Thee Jerusalem (The Wild Palms/Old Man)

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If I Forget Thee Jerusalem is a novel by William Faulkner published in 1939. The novel was originally published under the title The Wild Palms, which is the title of one of the two interwoven stories. This title was chosen by the publishers, over the objections of Faulkner's choice of a title. Subsequent editions have since been printed under the title If I Forget Thee Jerusalem, and it is now usually referred to by both names to avoid confusion.

Wild Palms/Old Man is a blend of two stories. Both stories tell us of relationship between a man and a woman. The novel starts with the first chapter: Wild Palms, and then the next chapter: Old Man, and then alternatively goes on, until it ends on the last chapter as Old Man. Well, also this novel is one of the many novels that Faulkner has written that involves a change of view through out the story.

It is a very good example of imagination and writing skill of William Faulkner.Template:Novel-stub