#3 The Snopes Trilogy
The Mansion
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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.
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AmericanLiterary FictionSouthern GothicSouthernNobel Prize20th CenturySuspenseAmerican FictionPsychologyEnglish Literature
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