{"product_id":"absalom-absalom-9780679600725","title":"Absalom, Absalom!","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Modern Library's new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner--also available are \u003ci\u003eSnopes, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSelected Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1936, \u003ci\u003eAbsalom, Absalom!\u003c\/i\u003e is William Faulkner's ninth novel and one of his most admired. It tells the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ruthless, single-minded attempt to forge a dynasty in Jefferson, Mississippi, in 1830. Although his grand design is ultimately destroyed by his own sons, a century later the figure of Sutpen continues to haunt young Quentin Compson, who is obsessed with his family legacy and that of the Old South. \"Faulkner's novels have the quality of being lived, absorbed, remembered rather than merely observed,\" noted Malcolm Cowley. \"\u003ci\u003eAbsalom, Absalom!\u003c\/i\u003e is structurally the soundest of all the novels in the Yoknapatawpha series--and it gains power in retrospect.\" This edition follows the text of \u003ci\u003eAbsalom, Absalom! \u003c\/i\u003eas corrected in 1986 under the direction of Faulkner expert Noel Polk and features a new Foreword by John Jeremiah Sullivan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM CUTHBERT FAULKNER was born in 1897 and raised in Oxford, Mississippi, where he spent most of his life. One of the towering figures of American literature, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sound and the Fury\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbsalom, Absalom!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAs I Lay Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other remarkable books. Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1950 and France's Legion of Honor in 1951. He died in 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50704824205586,"sku":"9780679600725","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_27424dc9-dc53-4aa4-8817-6900ac878e18.jpg?v=1734480854","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/absalom-absalom-9780679600725","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}