Quoted from live.oxfordms.com:

"William Faulkner, who proudly called Oxford his home, immortalized the vivid characters that walked Oxford’s streets, managed its stores, and lived in its historic homes in his literary works. Faulkner’s widespread acclaim and narrow focus on the inhabitants of Oxford – which he called his “little postage stamp of earth” – put his neighbors and other townsfolk at the somewhat uneasy center of national and international attention. Since Faulkner’s death in 1962, however, the town has embraced his work and his legacy, now touting itself as “the literary center of the South.”