The town.
This is the second volume of Faulkner's trilogy about the Snopes family, his symbol for the grasping, destructive element in the post-bellum South. The story of Flem Snopes' ruthless struggle to take over the town of Jefferson, Mississippi, the book is rich in typically Faulknerian episode...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
[1957]
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| Series: | Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Snopes ;
volume two. |
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| Summary: | This is the second volume of Faulkner's trilogy about the Snopes family, his symbol for the grasping, destructive element in the post-bellum South. The story of Flem Snopes' ruthless struggle to take over the town of Jefferson, Mississippi, the book is rich in typically Faulknerian episodes of humor and of profundity. |
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| Item Description: | The 2nd volume of the author's trilogy, Snopes, the 1st of which is The hamlet, and the 3rd, The mansion. |
| Physical Description: | 371 pages ; 21 cm. Also issued online. |
| ISBN: | 0394424522 9780394424521 |