Book :: Absalom, Absalom!
| By: | William Faulkner |
| Pages: | 320 |
| Published: | 1936 |
| Genre(s): | American |
| Southern | |
| Historical Fiction | |
| Award(s): | Nobel Prize in Literature (1949) |
| Rating: | (5) |
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Following three families in the American South before, during, and after the Civil War, William Faulkner’ s Absalom, Absalom! tells the story of Thomas Sutpen, whose dreams of a prosperous life as a landowner and patriarch ultimately lead to his downfall. Narrated in flashbacks by Rosa Coldfield, Quentin Compson (from Faulkner’ s The Sound and the Fury), and Quentin’ s Harvard roommate, Shreve,...
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Caro60
This is a novel of darkness where the inner workings of human nature are challenging. I can't say I enjoyed it but I was challenged by it.
Jan 4th, 2015
Absalom, Absalom! appears on these lists...
32nd on The 20th Centrury's Greatest Hits by American Book Review
17th on The Novel 100 by Daniel S. Bert
