Selections from Faulkner's Works: Absalom, Absalom!
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"Absalom! Absalom! "" Is Faulkner's ninth novel, published in 1936. This extremely epic novel is a work that he is very satisfied with. He also specially provided a chronology and character genealogy for the novel. The title of the novel is taken from the Bible and tells the story of a family from its rise to its decline before and after the Civil War - Sutburn brought a group of black slaves to Jefferson Town and built a plantation. He has a son, Charles, with his ex-wife of black descent, and a son, Henry, and a daughter, Judith, with his current wife. Judith became romantically involved with her half-brother Charles. In order to avoid scandal, Henry killed his half-brother, and the once-splendid manor quickly declined. Sutben, who returned from the war, tried to revitalize his family business, but ultimately failed and died under the knife of others. The novel fully displays the sufferings, joys and sorrows of several generations of people in the American South from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, reflects the social and historical outlook at that time, and reveals the difficult situation and destiny of human beings.
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