Absalom, Absalom! The accumulative stresses come to

The accumulative stresses come to bear on a person's ability to speak

cosmopolitan Shanghai

He fears the Jewish people will be absorbed into the great American melting pot

"People have often asked me how it feels to be the 'voice of the South

From the transistor to the laser

Absalom, Absalom! The accumulative stresses come to"Absalom, Absalom! is the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ruthless, single minded pursuit of his grand design to forge a dynasty in Jefferson, Mississippi, in 1830 which is ultimately destroyed (along with Sutpen himself) by his own sons. A century later, the fugure of Sutpen continues to haunt young Quentin Compson, who is obsessed with the legacy of Sutpen, and of the Old South.