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A novel which describes the dissolution of the once aristocratic Compson family in the American South, told through the eyes of three of its members. In different ways they prove unable to deal with either the responsibility of the past or the imperatives of the present.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Vintage/Random House, 1995.
Series:Vintage classics (London, England)
Subjects:
Mississippi > Fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Fiction.
African American women cooks > Fiction.
People with mental disabilities > Fiction.
Aristocracy (Social class) > Fiction.
English fiction
United States
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
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Summary:A novel which describes the dissolution of the once aristocratic Compson family in the American South, told through the eyes of three of its members. In different ways they prove unable to deal with either the responsibility of the past or the imperatives of the present.
Physical Description:vii, 272 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN:0099475014
9780099475019