Absalom, Absalom!
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About this book
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him."
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 90 readers · 321 pages · ≈ 5 h 57 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read Absalom, Absalom!?
About ≈ 5 h 57 m — 321 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Absalom, Absalom!?
321 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Absalom, Absalom!?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Absalom, Absalom! in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Absalom, Absalom!?
The main characters include William Faulkner (1897-1962).
Where does Absalom, Absalom! take place?
It is set in Mississippi during 20th century.
Who wrote Absalom, Absalom!?
William Faulkner.
Setting
Mississippi
Time period
20th century
Characters
William Faulkner (1897-1962)