Absalom, Absalom!

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 the larger-than-life figure of 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. With its intricate structure, dense prose, and profound exploration of race, class, history, and the legacy of the South, Absalom, Absalom!

stands as Faulkner’s most ambitious meditation on the burdens of the past.

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

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A profound and challenging classic for readers who appreciate complex storytelling, historical depth, and the highest achievements of American literature.

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, Light in August, and Absalom, Absalom!—Faulkner explored the complexities of Southern history, race, family, and time with unmatched intensity and formal innovation. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949.