num_pages: 378
description: Recounts the story of the Sutpens, a Southern family, and how their dynasty fell into decadence after the Civil War
language: English
title: Absalom, Absalom!
titlecomplete: Absalom, Absalom! (Modern Library College Editions)
characters: Ellen Coldfield, Charles Bon, Judith Sutpen, Quentin Compson III, Jason Compson III, Rosa Coldfield, Shreve, Thomas Sutpen, Wash Jones, Henry Sutpen, Jim Bond
genres: Fiction, American, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Southern, Literary Fiction, Southern Gothic
ratings_count: 43576
places: Mississippi, The United States of America, Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi
publisher: Modern Library College Edition