Description
In this masterwork of American literature, William Faulkner weaves a haunting exploration of ambition, family legacy, and the inescapable shadow of slavery through the story of Thomas Sutpen, a mysterious stranger who arrives in 1830s Mississippi determined to build a dynasty from the wilderness. As Sutpen's grand design unfolds across generations, the novel reveals how his relentless pursuit of power and sons ultimately becomes the instrument of his own destruction, entangling multiple narrators in a complex web of secrets and reckonings. Through Faulkner's innovative narrative technique and richly layered prose, the novel transcends the tale of one man's rise and fall to become a profound meditation on the American South's troubled past and the ways history shapes individual destinies. Recognized as one of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century, Absalom, Absalom! stands as a testament to Faulkner's unparalleled mastery of form and his unflinching examination of the moral complexities that define a nation.
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paperback
Vintage
Published Jan 30, 1991
322 pages
ISBN: 9780679732181
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First Published
1936
Language
en
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