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,
Absalom, Absalom! (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
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- Spark;Sterling Publishing Co
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- 2014
- Tongue
- English
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- 27 KB
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- 1
- Category
- Fiction
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