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Absalom, Absalom! (Vintage Classics) - William Faulkner
Absalom, Absalom! (Vintage Classics)
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00DSE4MC2
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it
4.0 This Time Ancient: "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
(Original Review, 1981-01-12)It is sometimes uncomfortable reading things from other eras - for example I´m a big fan of William Faulkner who was in many ways ahead of the curve on race for his day - if the average KKK member had been more into modernist avant-garde fiction than I imagine they were,...
philoSophie
philoSophie rated it
5.0 Absalom, Absalom!
Η πολυφωνική κατασκευή του Faulkner τοποθετείται χρονικά κατά την περίοδο του εμφυλίου πολέμου και γεωγραφικά στον Αμερικάνικο Νότο. Παρότι η πλοκή φαινομενικά αφορά την άνοδο και πτώση του Thomas Sutpen, ουσιαστικά εξετάζεται η πορεία της οικογένειας του εν συνόλω, οι επιλογές των μελών της και ο τ...
Edward
Edward rated it
5.0 Absalom, Absalom!
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Steeped in Science, Submersed in Story
Steeped in Science, Submersed in Story rated it
5.0 Absalom, Absalom!
I read As I Lay Dying years ago and hated it, but I resolved after several years to give Faulkner another try. Absalom, Absalom is one of the best books I've read in my life. It's not beautiful, and there's not much to love in the characters, but I can't argue with its magnificence. It's overwhe...
Nicole~
Nicole~ rated it
"O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son." The title for this novel is taken from the Old Testament of the Bible. The story of King David and Absalom is about a son who rebels against his father and a brother who forcibly commits incest wi...
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