Absalom, Absalom! — Print + Ebook

A family’s rise. A dynasty’s fall. The South’s haunted past.

In Absalom, Absalom!, William Faulkner creates one of the most powerful and complex novels in American literature. At its center is Thomas Sutpen, a poor white man who arrives in Mississippi determined to build a great plantation dynasty from nothing. Through the interwoven recollections of Quentin Compson and others, the story of Sutpen’s ambition, his marriage, his children, and the catastrophic secrets that destroy his design is gradually revealed, in Faulkner’s most ambitious meditation on race, class, history, and the burdens of the past.

• First published in 1936
• Widely regarded as one of Faulkner’s greatest novels
• A landmark of modernist American literature

What’s in this bundle

• Print edition — your choice of Paperback or Hardcover, presenting the complete, unabridged text.
• Ebook — DRM-free EPUB, compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.

About the Author

William Faulkner (1897–1962) was an American novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Best known for his novels set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, including The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August, he explored Southern history, race, family, and time with unmatched intensity. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949.