100502635173 William Faulkner http://a0.ak.lscdn.net/system/uploads/ef3bd94a-30a7-9950-9f0d-120105079b60/autoscale-80.png 0.0 Absalom, Absalom! is the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ruthless, single-minded pursuit of his grand design--to forge a dynasty in Jefferson, Mississippi, in 1830--which is ultimately destroyed (along with Sutpen himself) by his own sons. A century later, the figure of Sutpen continues to haunt young Quentin Compson, who is obsessed with the legacy of Sutpen, and of the Old South. 0