4.5
Absalom Absalom
Published in 1936, Absalom, Absalom! is considered by many to be William Faulkner's masterpiece. Although the novel's complex and fragmented structure poses considerable difficulty to readers, the book's literary merits place it squarely in the ranks of America's finest novels. The story concerns Thomas Sutpen, a poor man who finds wealth and then marries into a respectable family. His ambition and extreme need for control bring about his ruin and the ruin of his family. Sutpen's story is told by several narrators, allowing the reader to observe variations in the saga as it is recounted by different speakers. This unusual technique spotlights one of the novel's central questions: To what extent can people know the truth about the past?
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AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)MISSISSIPPI_FICTIONYOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY (IMAGINARY PLACE)_FICTIONFICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERALFICTION_FAMILY LIFE_GENERALSUTPEN FAMILY (FICTITIOUS CHARACTERS)_FICTION
RELEASED1966
PUBLISHERRandom House
LENGTH384
LANGUAGEEN
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William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning American author. One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, his reputation is based on his novels, novellas and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faulkner
4.5
Absalom Absalom
Published in 1936, Absalom, Absalom! is considered by many to be William Faulkner's masterpiece. Although the novel's complex and fragmented structure poses considerable difficulty to readers, the book's literary merits place it squarely in the ranks of America's finest novels. The story concerns Thomas Sutpen, a poor man who finds wealth and then marries into a respectable family. His ambition and extreme need for control bring about his ruin and the ruin of his family. Sutpen's story is told by several narrators, allowing the reader to observe variations in the saga as it is recounted by different speakers. This unusual technique spotlights one of the novel's central questions: To what extent can people know the truth about the past?
(from bookrags.com)
(from bookrags.com)
AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)MISSISSIPPI_FICTIONYOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY (IMAGINARY PLACE)_FICTIONFICTION_HISTORICAL_GENERALFICTION_FAMILY LIFE_GENERALSUTPEN FAMILY (FICTITIOUS CHARACTERS)_FICTION
RELEASED1966
PUBLISHERRandom House
LENGTH384
LANGUAGEEN
William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning American author. One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, his reputation is based on his novels, novellas and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faulkner
