SARTORIS - SIGNET CLASSIC
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Book Overview
Portrays the decay of the Mississippi aristocracy following the social upheaval of the Civil War. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
ISBN:B00LU79SGO
Release Date:January 1964
Publisher:Signet Classic/New American Library
Weight:0.42 lbs.
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I didn't think English could be this beautiful.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I just finished this novel. It was my first experience with Faulkners' fiction. I have since purchased 8 more of his "Mississippi" novels. When Faulkner describes shade he names the exact trees making the shade: locust, gum, cypress, oak, pine, birch, willow. He does the same thing with flowers. I reread whole pages several times awed at Faulkners' power to describe. His characters are complex and distinct. He is able to write dialogue of several characters so clearly you feel like you are a fly on the wall observing. The descriptions of civil war antics of long dead relatives are hilarious. I can't believe this book is out of print. I can't believe it has taken me so long to discover America's greatest author.
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