Absalom, Absalom - William Faulkner Classic
‘By universal consent, Faulkner stands as an equal in the sequence that includes Hawthorne, Melville, Mark Twain and Henry James’ - Harold Bloom
As poor white boy, Sutpen was turned away from a plantation owner’s mansion by a negro butler. From then on, he was determination to force his way into the upper echelons of Southern Society. His relentless will ensures his ambitions are soon realised; land, marriage, children. But after the chaos of the Civil War , secrets from his own past threaten to destroy everything he has worked for.
‘By universal consent, Faulkner stands as an equal in the sequence that includes Hawthorne, Melville, Mark Twain and Henry James’ - Harold Bloom
As poor white boy, Sutpen was turned away from a plantation owner’s mansion by a negro butler. From then on, he was determination to force his way into the upper echelons of Southern Society. His relentless will ensures his ambitions are soon realised; land, marriage, children. But after the chaos of the Civil War , secrets from his own past threaten to destroy everything he has worked for.
‘By universal consent, Faulkner stands as an equal in the sequence that includes Hawthorne, Melville, Mark Twain and Henry James’ - Harold Bloom
As poor white boy, Sutpen was turned away from a plantation owner’s mansion by a negro butler. From then on, he was determination to force his way into the upper echelons of Southern Society. His relentless will ensures his ambitions are soon realised; land, marriage, children. But after the chaos of the Civil War , secrets from his own past threaten to destroy everything he has worked for.
