Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
536
Language
English
Published
Oct 1, 1986
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
0824068300
ISBN-13
9780824068301
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. Like its predecessor The Hamlet & its successor The Mansion, The Town is completely self-contained, but it gains resonance from being read with the other two. 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 & of profundity.
Genres
Romance
Humor