The Mansion

The Mansion - Paperback

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The Mansion

The Mansion - Paperback

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Book Overview

by William Faulkner (Author)

The Mansion completes Faulkner's great trilogy of the Snopes family in the mythical county of Yoknapatawpha, Mississippi, which also includes The Hamlet and The Town. Beginning with the murder of Jack Houston, and ending with the murder of Flem Snopes, it traces the downfall of this indomitable post-bellum family, who managed to seize control of the town of Jefferson within a generation.

Author Biography

WILLIAM CUTHBERT FAULKNER was born in 1897 and raised in Oxford, Mississippi, where he spent most of his life. One of the towering figures of American literature, he is the author of The Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!, and As I Lay Dying, among many other remarkablebooks. Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1950 and France's Legion of Honor in 1951. He died in 1962.

Number of Pages: 496
Dimensions: 1.04 x 7.99 x 5.31 IN
Publication Date: November 01, 2011
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Mansion
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 27
ISBN9780307946829
Author William Faulkner
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2011
LanguageENG- English
Pages496
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About William Faulkner

William Cuthbert Faulkner was born in 1897 and raised in Oxford, Mississippi, where he spent most of his life. One of the towering figures of American literature, he is the author of The Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!, and As I Lay Dying, among many other remarkablebooks. Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1950 and France's Legion of Honor in 1951. He died in 1962.

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