Absolam, Absalom!

"Absolam, Absolam! is one of William Faulkner's most popular short stories and in all likelihood, his most personal story. Set in the South, it is more than a tale of tragic relations between a father and his sons. The immediacy of the past and the urgency of the present are fused under an intense pressure, making Absolam, Absolam! an extreme work, a kind of fiery laboratory of its author's triumphs and travails."