The town
By: William Faulkner
Contributors: Polk, Noel
Edition: 1st Vintage International ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780307946812
Subjects: Snopes family (Fictitious characters); Fiction
Description: 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.
Notes: "A novel of the Snopes family"--Cover.

"The 2nd vol. of the author's trilogy of the Snopes family"--T.p. verso.

"This edition follows the text of The Town as corrected in 1999 by Noel Polk. An editors' note on the corrections by Noel Polk follows the text; the line and page notes were prepared by Joseph Blotner."--Publisher's note.