Absalom, Absalom! (1936)
Absalom, Absalom! is a 1936 fiction book written by William Faulkner.
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him."
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What is Absalom, Absalom! about?
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him."
When was Absalom, Absalom! published?
Absalom, Absalom! was published in 1936.
Who made Absalom, Absalom!?
Absalom, Absalom! was written by William Faulkner.
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