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From the Modern Library’s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner—also available are Snopes, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, and Selected Short Stories
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
First published in 1936, Absalom, Absalom! is William Faulkner’s ninth novel and one of his most admired. It tells the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ruthless, single-minded attempt to forge a dynasty in Jefferson, Mississippi, in 1830. Although his grand design is ultimately destroyed by his own sons, a century later the figure of Sutpen continues to haunt young Quentin Compson, who is obsessed with his family legacy and that of the Old South. “Faulkner’s novels have the quality of being lived, absorbed, remembered rather than merely observed,” noted Malcolm Cowley. “Absalom, Absalom! is structurally the soundest of all the novels in the Yoknapatawpha series—and it gains power in retrospect.” This edition follows the text of Absalom, Absalom! as corrected in 1986 under the direction of Faulkner expert Noel Polk and features a new Foreword by John Jeremiah Sullivan.
Editions of Absalom, Absalom!
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780375508721
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780679600725
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780394414003
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780394556345
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679732181
- EBook
- ISBN 9780679641438
- EBook
- ISBN 9780735253766
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780736624565
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780736689557
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781415951200
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780739325414
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780736691239
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From the Modern Library’s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner—also available are Snopes, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, and Selected Short Stories
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
First published in 1936, Absalom, Absalom! is William Faulkner’s ninth novel and one of his most admired. It tells the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ruthless, single-minded attempt to forge a dynasty in Jefferson, Mississippi, in 1830. Although his grand design is ultimately destroyed by his own sons, a century later the figure of Sutpen continues to haunt young Quentin Compson, who is obsessed with his family legacy and that of the Old South. “Faulkner’s novels have the quality of being lived, absorbed, remembered rather than merely observed,” noted Malcolm Cowley. “Absalom, Absalom! is structurally the soundest of all the novels in the Yoknapatawpha series—and it gains power in retrospect.” This edition follows the text of Absalom, Absalom! as corrected in 1986 under the direction of Faulkner expert Noel Polk and features a new Foreword by John Jeremiah Sullivan.
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What is Absalom, Absalom! about?
From the Modern Library’s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner—also available are Snopes, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, and Selected Short Stories
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
First published in 1936, Absalom, Absalom! is William Faulkner’s ninth novel and one of his most admired. It tells the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ruthless, single-minded attempt to forge a dynasty in Jefferson, Mississippi, in 1830. Although his grand design is ultimately destroyed by his own sons, a century later the figure of Sutpen continues to haunt young Quentin Compson, who is obsessed with his family legacy and that of the Old South. “Faulkner’s novels have the quality of being lived, absorbed, remembered rather than merely observed,” noted Malcolm Cowley. “Absalom, Absalom! is structurally the soundest of all the novels in the Yoknapatawpha series—and it gains power in retrospect.” This edition follows the text of Absalom, Absalom! as corrected in 1986 under the direction of Faulkner expert Noel Polk and features a new Foreword by John Jeremiah Sullivan.
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Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Absalom, Absalom!?
William Faulkner
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Absalom, Absalom! is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780375508721) and hardcover(ISBN 9780679600725) and hardcover(ISBN 9780394414003) and hardcover(ISBN 9780394556345) and paperback(ISBN 9780679732181) and ebook(ISBN 9780679641438) and ebook(ISBN 9780735253766) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736624565) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736689557) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781415951200) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780739325414) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780736691239)
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