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Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s, seeks to wrest a mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. His ambition to create a legacy of sons ultimately leads to his personal and familial ruin, illustrating the destructive pursuit of power and lineage.
First publish date: 1936
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: William Faulkner
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