Absalom, Absalom!

De: William Faulkner

Narrado por: Grover Gardner

ABSALOM, ABSALOM! tells the story of Thomas Sutpen, the enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson township in the early 1830s. With a French architect and a band of wild Haitians, he wrung a fabulous plantation out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness.

Sutpen was a man, Faulker said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him." His tragedy left its impress not only on his contemporaries but also on men who came after, men like Quentin Compson, haunted even into the 20th century by Sutpen's legacy of ruthlessness and singleminded disregard for the human community.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“For range of effect, philosophical weight, originality of style, variety of characterization, humor, and tragic intensity, [Faulkner’s works] are without equal in our time and country.” —Robert Penn Warren

“He is the greatest artist the South has produced.... Indeed, through his many novels and short stories, Faulkner fights out the moral problem which was repressed after the nineteenth century [yet] for all his concern with the South, Faulkner was actually seeking out the nature of man. Thus we must turn to him for that continuity of moral purpose which made for greatness of our classics.” —Ralph Ellison

Narrator made the difficult easy.

I was nervous to read Faulkner having always heard how difficult his novels were. I was pleasantly surprised by the ease at which I was able to handle Absalom, Absalom! I give full credit for that to the excellent interpretation of Mr. Gardner. I never had trouble following the thoughts or complicated storyline of Faulkner's masterpiece. I now believe he is a MUST READ.

Faulkner's best

A terrific novel -- one of the finest written in America. And as a Southerner I have to salute the narrator. His accents weren't bad.

3rd Read Through

A very useful tool when reading Faulkner. I will gi back, immediately, and listen to Chapters 7-thru-9.

Faulkner is better to read than listen

The narrator is excellent, though deciphering the character who was speaking in dialogue was sometimes difficult (maybe intentional). The writing and the story are some of Faulkner’s best in my opinion. But because of the way Faulkner writes, many sentences are so long and discursive that I often had difficulty maintaining the concentration to follow and had to rewind and re-listen to the beginning or earlier part of a sentence. For me it’s much easier to read Faulkner on the page than to listen.

Incredible

I don’t know if this guy is putting on that southern accent or what, but this reading is just the greatest thing you will ever hear in your life.